nandā

Nandā1

A nun, sister of Thullanandā. Her other two sisters were Nandavatī and Sundarinandā. Vin.iv.211 Vin.iv.259

Nandā2

Declared by the Buddha AN.i.25 to be foremost among nuns in jhāna. She is evidently to be identified with Sundarīnandā.

Nandā3

A nun mentioned as having died at Nātika and having been reborn spontaneously in the Suddhāvāsā, there to pass away, never to return. DN.ii.91 SN.v.356f.