Ekuposathika Theri, Ekūposathikā-therī: 1 definition
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In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesArahant. In the past she was a slave girl, a water carrier in the city of Bandhumati. Seeing the King Bandhuma keeping the fast, she took the precepts herself and kept them well. Sixty four times she became the queen of rulers in heaven, and was sixty three times queen among men. Her complexion was always of a golden hue. In her last life she left the world at the age of seven, and attained arahantship within eight months (Ap.ii.522f).
She is probably identical with Uttama Theri. See ThigA.46ff.
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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