somā 1 · somā 2
<b> <c c="#a00149">Somā</c> </b> (1) <br>One day, as she was meditating at the foot of a tree in Andhavana, Māra, wishing to interrupt her privacy, approached her, invisible in the air, and teased her, remarking on the “two finger” wsidom of women. Somā rebuked him, saying that the fact of being a woman was no obstacle to the comprehension of the Dhamma. <c c="#3b6bd3">SN.i.129</c> <c c="#3b6bd3">Thig.60–62</c> <br> <br> <b> <c c="#a00149">Somā</c> </b> (2) <br>Sister of Sakulā and queen of Pasenadi. She was a devout follower of the Buddha. <c c="#3b6bd3">MN.ii.125</c> She is probably the eminent lay woman referred to at. <c c="#3b6bd3">AN.iv.347</c> <br> <br> </deftext>
(fem, fem, from soma) name of an arahant nun [lit.] soma Construction: soma + ā
(fem, fem, from soma) name of a laywoman, sister of Pasenadi's queen [lit.] soma Construction: soma + ā