Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names • G.P. Malalasekera
Page last updated on 8 October, 2020
Nakulā
1. Nakulā.– The chief female disciple of Sobhita Buddha. Bu.vii.22; J.i.35.
2. Nakulā.– Chief of the lay women who supported Sobhita Buddha. Bu.vii.23.
3. Nakulā.– Daughter of the treasurer (seṭṭhi) of Nakula-nigama. She gave a meal of milk-rice to Sumedha Buddha just before his Enlightenment. BuA. 163.