Sāmāvatī
name of a female lay disciple; foremost laywoman among those living in a state of friendliness
mentioned 30 times in the Pāḷi canon and commentaries.
Often named with
- Khujjuttarā (6)
- Māgaṇḍiya (4)
- Ānanda (3)
- Kosambī (3)
- Utena (3)
- Bimbī (2)
- Cundī (2)
- Ghosakaseṭṭhī (2)
- Ghosakaseṭṭhi (2)
- Jetavana (2)
- Kāṇā (2)
- Kāṇamātā (2)
- Khemā (2)
- Mallikā (2)
- Nakulamātar (2)
- Nandamātar (2)
- Ruci (2)
- Sañjīva (2)
- Sāriputta (2)
- Suppavāsā (2)
- Suppiyā (2)
- Sutanā (2)
Mentioned in
- Aṅguttaranikāya · Aṭṭhakanipātapāḷi: 1
- Khuddakanikāya · Paṭisambhidāmaggapāḷi: 1
- Aṅguttaranikāya · Ekakanipāta-aṭṭhakathā: 8
- Aṅguttaranikāya · Aṭṭhakādinipāta-aṭṭhakathā: 1
- Khuddakanikāya · Dhammapada-aṭṭhakathā: 7
- Khuddakanikāya · Udāna-aṭṭhakathā: 3
- Khuddakanikāya · Therīgāthā-aṭṭhakathā: 1
- Khuddakanikāya · Buddhavaṃsa-aṭṭhakathā: 2
- Khuddakanikāya · Paṭisambhidāmagga-aṭṭhakathā: 6
Others of this name
- Sāmāvatī: name of King Udena's first queen