nandā 2 · nandā 1
<b> <c c="#a00149">Nandā</c> </b> (1) <br>A nun, sister of Thullanandā. Her other two sisters were Nandavatī and Sundarinandā. <c c="#3b6bd3">Vin.iv.211</c> <c c="#3b6bd3">Vin.iv.259</c> <br> <br> <b> <c c="#a00149">Nandā</c> </b> (2) <br>Declared by the Buddha <c c="#3b6bd3">AN.i.25</c> to be foremost among nuns in jhāna. She is evidently to be identified with Sundarīnandā.<br> <br> <b> <c c="#a00149">Nandā</c> </b> (3) <br>A nun mentioned as having died at Nātika and having been reborn spontaneously in the Suddhāvāsā, there to pass away, never to return. <c c="#3b6bd3">DN.ii.91</c> <c c="#3b6bd3">SN.v.356f.</c> <br> <br> </deftext>
(fem, fem, from nanda) name of an arahant nun name of a nun [lit.] happy Construction: √nand + a + ā nanda + ā
(fem, fem, from nanda) name of an arahant nun [lit.] happy Construction: √nand + a + ā nanda + ā