Suppiyā

name of a female lay disciple; great disciple of the Buddha; foremost laywoman in nursing the sick

mentioned 12 times in the Pāḷi canon and commentaries.

Often named with

• Mallikā (3)
• Bimbī (2)
• Cundī (2)
• Kāṇā (2)
• Kāṇamātā (2)
• Kassapa (2)
• Khemā (2)
• Khujjuttarā (2)
• Nakulamātar (2)
• Nandamātar (2)
• Ruci (2)
• Sāmāvatī (2)
• Suppavāsā (2)
• Sutanā (2)

Mentioned in

• Vinayapiṭaka · Mahāvaggapāḷi: 2
• Saṃyuttanikāya · Nidānavaggapāḷi: 3
• Aṅguttaranikāya · Ekakanipātapāḷi: 1
• Aṅguttaranikāya · Aṭṭhakanipātapāḷi: 1
• Khuddakanikāya · Milindapañhapāḷi: 1
• Aṅguttaranikāya · Ekakanipāta-aṭṭhakathā: 1
• Aṅguttaranikāya · Aṭṭhakādinipāta-aṭṭhakathā: 1
• Khuddakanikāya · Udāna-aṭṭhakathā: 1
• Khuddakanikāya · Theragāthā-aṭṭhakathā: 1

Others of this name

• Suppiyā: name of the people previously living on Vepulla mountain