{"collection":"Buddhism","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/bud/pos/pos02.htm","path":"bud/pos/pos02.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/bud/pos/pos02.htm","text":"| | INTRODUCTION | PAGE | \n | I. | The canonical tradition about the Psalms, and its historical significance, p. xiii. Reason for the prior appearance of the Sisters' Psalms, p. xiv. The Commentary and its functions, p. xv. The authorship of the Psalms, p. xvii. The legends of the Commentarial Chronicle, p. xviii. The Sisters in tradition's perspective, p. xviii. The Psalms as compiled aggregates of metrical memoirs, p. xix. The refrains, p. xx. The longer ballad or epic Psalms, p. xxi. II. The Psalms as expressions of the religious mind, p. xxiii.; and of its motives for leaving the world, p. xxiv; and of how the Quest, when found, was envisaged, p. xxv. Freedom, p. xxv. Mental development, p. xxvi. Consolation, p. xxvii. Arrest of the eternal round, p. xxix. Relation between teacher and disciple, p. xxxii. The new life, p. xxxiii. Analysis of the Goal, p. xxxvii. Inquiry into matriarchal survivals, p. xxxviii. III. Method pursued in translation and the metres, p. xxxix. Indebtedness acknowledged, p. xli. | | \n | | THE COMMENTATOR'S INTRODUCTION | 3 | \n | | | | \n | | CANTO I. SINGLE VERSES ASCRIBED TO\u2013 | | \n | I. | A certain Sister of a noble family of Ves\u0101l\u012b, known as 'Ther\u012bk\u0101.' | 9 | \n | II. | Mutt\u0101, daughter of a brahmin of S\u0101vatth\u012b | 10 | \n | III. | Pu\u1e47\u1e47\u0101, daughter of a se\u1e6d\u1e6dhi of S\u0101vatth\u012b | 11 | \n | IV. | Tiss\u0101, daughter of the S\u0101kiyas, Kapilavatthu | 12 | \n | V-X. | Another Tiss\u0101, Dh\u012br\u0101, another Dh\u012br\u0101, Mitt\u0101, Bhadr\u0101, Upasam\u0101 | 13 | \n | XI. | Mutt\u0101, daughter and wife of Kosalan brahmins | 15 | \n | XII. | DHAMMADINN\u0100, daughter of a clansman (kulagehe), wife of a se\u1e6d\u1e6dh\u012b (Vis\u0101kha), both of R\u0101jagaha, foremost of the Sisters who were preachers (Ang. Nik. i. 25) | 16 | \n | XIII. | Vis\u0101kh\u0101 | 18 | \n | XIV. | Suman\u0101 | 18 | \n | XV. | Uttar\u0101 (1) | 19 | \n | XVI. | Suman\u0101 vu\u1e0d\u1e0dhapabbajit\u0101, sister of Pasenadi, King of Kosala | 19 | \n | XVII. | Dhamm\u0101, daughter of a clansman of S\u0101vatth\u012b | 20 | \n | XVIII. | Sangh\u0101 | 21 | \n | | | | \n | | CANTO II. PSALMS OF TWO VERSES ASCRIBED TO\u2013 | | \n | XIX. | Abhir\u016bpa-Nand\u0101, daughter of the S\u0101kiyas, Kapilavatthu | 22 | \n | XX. | Jent\u012b or Jent\u0101, daughter of the Licchavis, Ves\u0101l\u012b | 23 | \n | XXI. | Sumangala's mother, daughter of poor people, wife of a rush-plaiter, S\u0101vatth\u012b | 24 | \n | XXII. | A\u1e0d\u1e0dhak\u0101s\u012b, daughter of a se\u1e6d\u1e6dhi of K\u0101s\u012b, ex-courtezan | 25 | \n | XXIII. | Citt\u0101, daughter of great burgess of R\u0101jagaha | 27 | \n | XXIV. | Mettik\u0101, daughter of a brahmin of R\u0101jagaha | 28 | \n | XXV. | Mitt\u0101 (2), daughter of the S\u0101kiyas, Kapilavatthu | 29 | \n | XXVI. | Abhay\u0101's mother, Padumavat\u012b, ex-courtesan of Ujjen\u012b | 30 | \n | XXVII. | Abhay\u0101, daughter of a clansman of Ujjen\u012b, friend of the foregoing | 31 | \n | XXVIII. | S\u0101m\u0101, daughter of a great burgess of Kosamb\u012b | 32 | \n | | | | \n | | CANTO III. PSALMS OF THREE VERSES ASCRIBED TO\u2013 | | \n | XXIX. | Another S\u0101m\u0101, daughter of a clansman of Kosamb\u012b | 34 | \n | XXX. | Uttam\u0101, daughter of a se\u1e6d\u1e6dhi of S\u0101vatth\u012b, disciple of Pa\u1e6d\u0101c\u0101r\u0101 | 35 | \n | XXXI. | Another Uttam\u0101, daughter of a Kosalan brahmin | 36 | \n | XXXII. | Dantik\u0101, daughter of a brahmin chaplain to the King of Kosala, S\u0101vatth\u012b | 37 | \n | XXXIII. | Ubbir\u012b, daughter of a great burgess of S\u0101vatth\u012b, consort of the King | 38 | \n | XXXIV. | Sukk\u0101, daughter of a great burgess of R\u0101jagaha, pupil of Dhammadinn\u0101, distinguished as preacher | 40 | \n | XXXV. | Sel\u0101, 'the \u0100\u1e37avikan,' daughter of the King of \u0100\u1e37av\u012b | 42 | \n | XXXVI. | Som\u0101, daughter of a brahmin, chaplain to the King of Magadha (Bimbis\u0101ra) | 44 | \n | | | | \n | | CANTO IV. PSALM OF FOUR VERSES ASCRIBED TO\u2013 | | \n | XXXVII. | BHADD\u0100 K\u0100PIL\u0100N\u012a, daughter of a brahmin of the Kosiyas, at S\u0101gala, wife of Pippali Kassapa (Mah\u0101-Kassapa) of Mah\u0101tittha, foremost of those Sisters who could remember past lives (cf. Ang. Nik., i, 25), a distinguished preacher (Vin., iv. 290, 292.) | 47 | \n | | | | \n | | CANTO V. PSALMS OF FIVE VERSES ASCRIBED TO\u2013 | | \n | XXXVIII. | Va\u1e0d\u1e0dhes\u012b, of family unknown, nurse to Great Paj\u0101pat\u012b, founder of the Sisters' Order, of Devadaha, pupil of Dhammadinn\u0101 | 50 | \n | XXXIX. | Vimal\u0101, daughter of a courtezan of Ves\u0101l\u012b, ex-courtezan | 52 | \n | XL. | S\u012bh\u0101, niece of General S\u012bha, of Ves\u0101l\u012b | 53 | \n | XLI. | Sundar\u012b-Nand\u0101, daughter of Great Paj\u0101pat\u012b of the S\u0101kiyan Gotamas, half-sister to the Buddha, of Kapilavatthu | 55 | \n | XLII. | Nanduttar\u0101, daughter of a brahmin of Kamm\u0101ssadamma, ex-Jain, pupil of the Great Moggall\u0101na | 57 | \n | XLIII. | Mittak\u0101l\u012b, daughter of a brahmin of Kamm\u0101ssadamma | 58 | \n | XLIV. | SAKUL\u0100, or PAKUL\u0100, a brahmin matron of S\u0101vatth\u012b, foremost of the Sisters who had the faculty of the 'Eye Celestial' (Ang. Nik, i. 25) | 60 | \n | XLV. | SO\u1e46\u0100, 'Bahuputtik\u0101,' daughter of a clansman of S\u0101vatth\u012b, foremost of the Sisters who were eminent in strenuous will | 61 | \n | XLVI. | BHADD\u0100 'KU\u1e46\u1e0cALAKES\u0100,' ex-Jain, daughter of a se\u1e6d\u1e6dhi of R\u0101jagaha, wife of a brahmin thief, foremost of the Sisters who had swift intuition (Ang. Nik., i. 25) | 63 | \n | XLVII. | PA\u1e6c\u0100C\u0100R\u0100, daughter of a se\u1e6d\u1e6dh\u012b of S\u0101vatth\u012b, wife of her father's servant, foremost of the Sisters who were proficient in the Vinaya (Ang. Nik., i. 25), an eminent teacher and leader | 68 | \n | XLVIII. | Thirty Sisters, disciples of Pa\u1e6d\u0101c\u0101r\u0101 | 73 | \n | XLIX. | Cand\u0101, daughter of a poor brahmin | 75 | \n | | | | \n | | CANTO VI. PSALMS OF SIX VERSES ASCRIBED TO\u2013 | | \n | L. | Pa\u1e6d\u0101c\u0101r\u0101's 'Five Hundred' bereaved mothers whom she comforted and ordained | 77 | \n | LI. | V\u0101sitth\u012b, or V\u0101setth\u012b, daughter of a clansman of Ves\u0101l\u012b, wife of a (?) brahmin, a teacher | 79 | \n | LII. | KHEM\u0100, daughter of the King's family at S\u0101gala in Magadha, wife of King Bimbis\u0101ra, R\u0101jagaha, foremost of the Sisters who were distinguished for insight (Ang. Nik., i. 25), ranked by the Buddha as a model Sister (Sany. Nik., ii. 236) | 81 | \n | LIII. | Suj\u0101t\u0101, daughter of a se\u1e6d\u1e6dhi of S\u0101keta, wife of a se\u1e6d\u1e6dhi | 84 | \n | LIV. | Anopam\u0101, daughter of the se\u1e6d\u1e6dhi Majjha of S\u0101keta | 86 | \n | LV. | GREAT PAJ\u0100PAT\u012a, THE GOTAMID, Foundress of the Order of Bhikkun\u012bs, daughter of the Sakiyan A\u00f1jana (or Mah\u0101-Suppabuddha) of Devadaha, sister to Great M\u0101y\u0101, mother of the Buddha, and co-wife of Suddhohana of Kapilavatthu, foremost of the Sisters who were of long standing and experience | 87 | \n | LVI. | Gutt\u0101, daughter of a brahmin of S\u0101vatth\u012b | 90 | \n | LVII. | Vijay\u0101, daughter of a clansman of R\u0101jagaha | 91 | \n | | | | \n | | CANTO VII. PSALMS OF SEVEN VERSES ASCRIBED TO\u2013 | | \n | LVIII. | Uttar\u0101 (2), daughter of a clansman of S\u0101vatth\u012b, disciple of Pa\u1e6d\u0101c\u0101r\u0101 | 94 | \n | LIX. | C\u0101l\u0101, daughter of the brahminee Sur\u016bpas\u0101r\u012b, of N\u0101laka, Magadha, sister of S\u0101riputta, chief of the Bhikkhus | 96 | \n | LX. | Upac\u0101l\u0101, sister to C\u0101l\u0101 | 98 | \n | | | | \n | | CANTO VIII. PSALM OF EIGHT VERSES ASCRIBED TO\u2013 | | \n | LXI. | S\u012bsupac\u0101l\u0101, sister to Upac\u0101l\u0101 | 100 | \n | | | | \n | | CANTO IX. PSALM OF NINE VERSES ASCRIBED TO\u2013 | | \n | LXII. | Va\u1e0d\u1e0dha's mother, daughter of a clansman of Bh\u0101rukaccha | 103 | \n | | | | \n | | CANTO X. PSALM OF ELEVEN VERSES ASCRIBED TO\u2013 | | \n | LXIII. | 'KIS\u0100'-GOTAM\u012a, daughter of poor people of S\u0101vatth\u012b, foremost of the Sisters who wore rough clothing | 106 | \n | | | | \n | | CANTO XI. PSALM OF TWELVE VERSES ASCRIBED TO\u2013 | | \n | LXIV. | UPPALAVA\u1e46\u1e46\u0100, daughter of a se\u1e6d\u1e6dhi of S\u0101vatth\u012b, foremost of the Sisters who had iddhi (Ang. Nik., i. 25), ranked with Khem\u0101 by the Buddha as pre-eminent in the Sisterhood (Sa\u014by. Nik., ii. 236) | 111 | \n | | | | \n | | CANTO XII. PSALM OF SIXTEEN VERSES ASCRIBED TO\u2013 | | \n | LXV. | Pu\u1e47\u1e47ik\u0101, or Pu\u1e47\u1e47\u0101, daughter of a slave in the household of An\u0101thapi\u1e47\u1e0dika, se\u1e6d\u1e6dhi of S\u0101vatth\u012b, and freed by him | 116 | \n | | | | \n | | CANTO XIII. PSALMS OF ABOUT TWENTY VERSES ASCRIBED TO\u2013 | | \n | LXVI. | Ambap\u0101l\u012b, a foundling, ex-courtezan of Ves\u0101l\u012b | 120 | \n | LXVII. | Rohi\u1e47\u012b, daughter of a brahmin of Ves\u0101l\u012b | 125 | \n | LXVIII. | C\u0101p\u0101, daughter of a head-trapper (je\u1e6d\u1e6dhakamigaluddaka) of Vankah\u0101ra, wife of Upaka, ex-\u0100j\u012bvaka (ascetic) | 129 | \n | LXIX. | Sundar\u012b, daughter of a brahmin, Suj\u0101ta, of S\u0101vatth\u012b | 134 | \n | LXX. | Subh\u0101, 'the goldsmith's daughter,' of R\u0101jagaha | 142 | \n | | | | \n | | CANTO XIV. PSALM OF THIRTY-FOUR VERSES ASCRIBED TO\u2013 | | \n | LXXI. | Subh\u0101, 'of J\u012bvaka's Mango-grove,' daughter of a brahmin of R\u0101jagaha | 148 | \n | | | | \n | | CANTO XV. PSALM OF OVER FORTY VERSES ASCRIBED TO\u2013 | | \n | LXXII. | Isid\u0101s\u012b, daughter of a se\u1e6d\u1e6dhi of Ujjen\u012b, ex-wife of a se\u1e6d\u1e6dhi of S\u0101keta (Patna) | 156 | \n | | | | \n | | CANTO XVI. THE GREAT CANTO, ASCRIBED TO\u2013 | | \n | LXXIII. | Sumedh\u0101, daughter of Ko\u00f1ca, King of V\u0101ra\u1e47avat\u012b | 164 | \n | | | | \n | | APPENDIX | | \n | | VERSES ATTRIBUTED TO SISTERS IN THE BHIKKUN\u012a-SA\u014aYUTTA OF THE SA\u014aYUTTA-NIK\u0100YA: | | \n | 1. | \u0100\u1e37avik\u0101 (in Ps. xxxv. Sel\u0101, Princess of \u0100\u1e37av\u012b) | 180 | \n | 2. | Som\u0101 (see Ps. xxxv.) | 181 | \n | 3. | Gotam\u012b (= Kis\u0101-Gotam\u012b, Ps. lxiii.) | 182 | \n | 4. | Vijay\u0101 (a different Psalm from Vijay\u0101's Ps. lvii. Cf. Khem\u0101's opening lines, Ps. lii.) | 183 | \n | 5. | Uppalava\u1e47\u1e47\u0101 (cf. fourth episode, Ps. lxiv.) | 184 | \n | 6. | C\u0101l\u0101 (cf. Upac\u0101l\u0101's Psalm, lx.) | 186 | \n | 7. | Upac\u0101l\u0101 (cf. S\u012bsupac\u0101l\u0101's Psalm, lxi.) | 187 | \n | 8. | S\u012bsupac\u0101l\u0101 (cf. C\u0101l\u0101's Psalm, lix.) | 188 | \n | 9. | Sel\u0101 | 189 | \n | 10. | Vajir\u0101 | 190 | \n | | VERSES CONCERNING SUKK\u0100 IN THE YAKKHA-SA\u014aYUTTA OF THE SA\u014aYUTTA-NIK\u0100YA | 191 | \n | | NOTES | 192 | \n | | INDEX | 193 |","title":"Psalms of the Sisters: Contents","type":"page"}