Khemā

name of an arahant nun; great disciple of the Buddha; foremost nun in great wisdom

2 suttas and stories about them; mentioned 108 times in the Pāḷi canon and commentaries.

About Khemā

• 5. Khemātherīvatthu – Khuddakanikāya · Dhammapadapāḷi
• 20. Khemābhikkhunīvatthu – Khuddakanikāya · Dhammapadapāḷi

In the same suttas

• Bimbisāra (1)
• Gijjhakūṭa (1)
• Veḷuvana (1)

Often named with

• Uppalavaṇṇā (37)
• Paṭācārā (11)
• Khujjuttarā (6)
• Kuṇḍalā (5)
• Nandamātar (5)
• Saccanāmā (5)
• Sāriputta (5)
• Jetavana (4)
• Pasenadi (4)
• Phussadeva (4)
• Sunetta (4)
• Ānanda (3)
• Dhanañjāni (3)
• Dīpaṅkara (3)
• Gotama (3)
• Kapilavatthu (3)
• Kolita (3)
• Nerañjarā (3)
• Sakka (3)
• Suddhodana (3)
• Suppavāsā (3)
• Sutanā (3)
• Upatissa (3)
• Veḷuvana (3)
• Ajakaraṇī (2)
• Anāthapiṇḍika (2)
• Bimbī (2)
• Bimbisāra (2)
• Cundī (2)
• Kāṇā (2)
• Kāṇamātā (2)
• Mallikā (2)
• Nakulamātar (2)
• Rājagaha (2)
• Ruci (2)
• Sāmāvatī (2)
• Sāvatthī (2)
• Suppiyā (2)
• Tissā (2)
• Toraṇavatthu (2)

Mentioned in

• Saṃyuttanikāya · Nidānavaggapāḷi: 2
• Saṃyuttanikāya · Saḷāyatanavaggapāḷi: 5
• Aṅguttaranikāya · Ekakanipātapāḷi: 1
• Aṅguttaranikāya · Dukanipātapāḷi: 2
• Aṅguttaranikāya · Catukkanipātapāḷi: 2
• Aṅguttaranikāya · Chakkanipātapāḷi: 1
• Aṅguttaranikāya · Aṭṭhakanipātapāḷi: 1
• Khuddakanikāya · Theragāthāpāḷi: 1
• Khuddakanikāya · Therīgāthāpāḷi: 2
• Khuddakanikāya · Apadānapāḷi: 12
• Khuddakanikāya · Buddhavaṃsapāḷi: 6
• Saṃyuttanikāya · Saḷāyatanavagga-aṭṭhakathā: 2
• Aṅguttaranikāya · Ekakanipāta-aṭṭhakathā: 9
• Aṅguttaranikāya · Duka-tika-catukkanipāta-aṭṭhakathā: 2
• Aṅguttaranikāya · Aṭṭhakādinipāta-aṭṭhakathā: 1
• Khuddakanikāya · Dhammapada-aṭṭhakathā: 10
• Khuddakanikāya · Theragāthā-aṭṭhakathā: 1
• Khuddakanikāya · Therīgāthā-aṭṭhakathā: 20
• Khuddakanikāya · Apadāna-aṭṭhakathā: 3
• Khuddakanikāya · Buddhavaṃsa-aṭṭhakathā: 7
• Khuddakanikāya · Jātaka-aṭṭhakathā: 16
• Abhidhammapiṭaka · Dhammasaṅgaṇi-aṭṭhakathā: 2

Others of this name

• Khemā: A river flowing from Himavā (Ja.v.199f).