Patacara Paṭācārā
Buddhist nun · Savatthi, India · c. 5th century BC
A nun who lost her whole family, wandered, met the Buddha and joined the order. Later she became a teacher of many women.
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c. 5th century BC
Washing my feet, I took notice of the water; and seeing the foot-water run down from the high ground to the low, then I gathered my mind.
Pāde pakkhālayitvāna, udakesu karomahaṁ; Pādodakañca disvāna, thalato ninnamāgataṁ. Tato cittaṁ samādhesiṁ
Therigatha (Verses of the Elder Nuns) 5.10, the song of Patacara
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