<b> <c c="#a00149">Vāseṭṭhī</c> </b> <br>A bhikkhunī whose Therīgāthā verses tell of her child’s death and her subsequent history. <c c="#3b6bd3">Thig.133–138</c> <br>It is said that the brahmin Sujāta, father of Sundarī, met Vāsetthī, and, hearing her story, himself sought the Buddha at Mithilā where he joined the Order, becoming an arahant at the end of three days. <c c="#3b6bd3">Thig.313–325</c> <br> <br> </deftext>
(fem, fem, patr, from vāseṭṭha) name of an arahant nun [lit.] descendant of Vāseṭṭha Construction: vāseṭṭha + ī