Aṅguttara Nikāya 1

Translators: sujato

Numbered Discourses 1

18. Pañcamavagga
Chapter Five

“Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, mama sāvikānaṁ bhikkhunīnaṁ rattaññūnaṁ yadidaṁ mahāpajāpatigotamī.
“The foremost of my nun disciples in seniority is Mahāpajāpati Gotamī.

… Mahāpaññānaṁ yadidaṁ khemā.
… with great wisdom is Khemā.

… Iddhimantīnaṁ yadidaṁ uppalavaṇṇā.
… with psychic power is Uppalavaṇṇā.

… Vinayadharānaṁ yadidaṁ paṭācārā.
… who have memorized the monastic law is Paṭācārā.

… Dhammakathikānaṁ yadidaṁ dhammadinnā.
… who speak on the teaching is Dhammadinnā.

… Jhāyīnaṁ yadidaṁ nandā.
… who practice absorption is Nandā.

… Āraddhavīriyānaṁ yadidaṁ soṇā.
… who are energetic is Soṇā.

… Dibbacakkhukānaṁ yadidaṁ bakulā.
… with clairvoyance is Sakulā.

… Khippābhiññānaṁ yadidaṁ bhaddā kuṇḍalakesā.
… with swift insight is Bhaddā of the Curly Hair.

… Pubbenivāsaṁ anussarantīnaṁ yadidaṁ bhaddā kāpilānī.
… who recollect past lives is Bhaddā daughter of Kapila.

… Mahābhiññāpattānaṁ yadidaṁ bhaddakaccānā.
… who have attained great insight is Bhaddakaccānā.

… Lūkhacīvaradharānaṁ yadidaṁ kisāgotamī.
… who wear coarse robes is Kisāgotamī.

… Saddhādhimuttānaṁ yadidaṁ siṅgālakamātā”ti.
… who are committed to faith is Siṅgāla’s Mother.”

Vaggo pañcamo.