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Bhrtya, born of Sātavalikā who was Abhayakumāra's concubine. He belonged to Rajagrha in Magadha.
10. Foremost among the most faithful was Gyhapati
Nakulapitā (father of Nakula) who was born in a Sreșthi family at Samsumāra Giri in Vagga.
The following is the list of upāsaka-sravikās (female followers) as given by the Buddha:
1. Foremost among those who first took refuge with
the Buddha was Sujätā, daughter of Senāni Kutum. bika from Uruvelā Senāni gräma in Magadha.
2. Foremost among the donors was Visakhā, mother
of Mrgāra, a Vaisya from Srāvasti in Kosala.
3. Foremost among the well-versed was Khujja
uttarā, daughter of the nurse of a Sreșthi named Ghosaka from Kaus'ambi in Vatsa.
4. Foremost among those who were most friendly
to the monastic order (maitri-vihāra) was Samavati, queen of King Udayana of Vatsa. She was the daughter of a Sresthi named Bhadravatika. 'Later, she became a foster-daughter of Sreşlhi Ghoşita from Kausāmbi in Vatsa. She belonged to the city of Bhadrikā in Bhadravati.
5. Foremost among the experts in meditation was
Uttara, mother of Nanda, who was the daughter of one Purnasinha, who worked under a Sresthi named Sumana. She belonged to Rajagrha in Magadha.
6. Foremost among the donors of the pranita objects
was Suprayasa, daughter of Koliya. She was the mother of Sivali, and she belonged to Kundiya in Sakya country.
7. Foremost among those who nursed the sick
monks was Supriya who was a Vaisya from Varanasi in Kasi.
