selA
selā = next: Gv 106.11 .
<b> <c c="#a00149">Selā</c> </b> <br>A bhikkhunī who was enjoying her meditation in the Andhavana under a tree when Māra, in the guise of a stranger, approached her and tried to tempt her. But she refuted his statements regarding the attractions of lay life, and Māra had to retire discomfited. <c c="#3b6bd3">SN.i.134</c> <c c="#3b6bd3">Thig.57–59</c> <br> <br> </deftext>
(fem, fem, from silā) name of an arahant nun [lit.] rocky Construction: silā > selā + *ā