18. Pañcamavagga

Aṅguttara Nikāya 1

Numbered Discourses 1

18. Pañcamavagga

Chapter Five

“Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, mama sāvikānaṁ bhikkhunīnaṁ rattaññūnaṁ yadidaṁ mahāpajāpatigotamī.

“The foremost of my nun disciples in long standing 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.