Capa Theri, Cāpā-therī: 1 definition
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Capa Theri means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesA trappers daughter in Vankahara who became the wife of the Ajivaka Upaka and bore him a son, Subhadda.
When Upaka, unable to bear his wifes taunts, renounced the world and joined the Order, she followed him to Savatthi, and there, having become a nun, attained arahantship. Thig.291-311; ThigA.220ff; SNA.i.259f.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
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The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Part 3 - The story of Upaka and Cāpā < [Chapter 9 - The Buddha Reflecting Deeply on the Profundity of the Dhamma]