A courtesan of Hatthinipura in the Kuru kingdom. Once a large number of monks assembled there, und when she was asked to help in entertaining them, she abused the monks, calling them "shavelings." Later she was born as a peta in a village far away. She revealed her identity to an upāsaka, who had come from Hatthinipura on business. He reported the matter to her Mutter, who gave alms in her name, und after that the peta was happy. Pv.iii.6; PvA.201ff.