AN 1.235-247  Pañcama Etadagga vagga - The Chapter on the Foremost (Fifth)

1.235

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

“Bhikkhus, the |foremost::chief, best [agga]| of my bhikkhunī disciples in |experience::lit. knowing nights [rattaññū]| is |Mahāpajāpati Gotamī::Buddha’s foster-mother; first bhikkhunī to ordain [mahāpajāpatigotamī]|.

1.236

… Mahāpaññānaṁ yadidaṁ khemā.

Bhikkhus, the foremost of my bhikkhunī disciples among those with |great wisdom::profound understanding [mahāpaññā]| is |Khemā::wife of King Bimbisāra; foremost bhikkhunī of the Buddha in great wisdom [khemā]|.

1.237

… Iddhimantīnaṁ yadidaṁ uppalavaṇṇā.

Bhikkhus, the foremost of my bhikkhunī disciples among those with |psychic power::supernormal abilities [iddhimant]| is |Uppalavaṇṇā::foremost bhikkhunī of the Buddha in psychic power [uppalavaṇṇā]|.

1.238

… Vinayadharānaṁ yadidaṁ paṭācārā.

Bhikkhus, the foremost of my bhikkhunī disciples among those who are expert in |Vinaya::code of monastic discipline rules, training [vinaya]| is |Paṭācārā::foremost bhikkhunī of the Buddha in upholding the Vinaya [paṭācārā]|.

1.239

… Dhammakathikānaṁ yadidaṁ dhammadinnā.

Bhikkhus, the foremost of my bhikkhunī disciples among those who speak on the |Dhamma::teachings of the Buddha that point to the nature of reality, the ultimate truth [dhamma]| is |Dhammadinnā::foremost bhikkhunī of the Buddha in giving Dhamma discourses [dhammadinnā]|.

1.240

… Jhāyīnaṁ yadidaṁ nandā.

Bhikkhus, the foremost of my bhikkhunī disciples among those who practice meditation is Nandā.

1.241

… Āraddhavīriyānaṁ yadidaṁ soṇā.

Bhikkhus, the foremost of my bhikkhunī disciples among those |with energy aroused::with initiative [āraddhavīriya]|, and |determined::resolute, applying oneself [pahitatta]| is Soṇā.

1.242

… Dibbacakkhukānaṁ yadidaṁ bakulā.

Bhikkhus, the foremost of my bhikkhunī disciples among those with |divine eye::the faculty of clairvoyance, the ability to see beyond the ordinary human range [dibbacakkhu]| is |Bakulā::foremost bhikkhunī of the Buddha in divine eye [bakulā]|.

1.243

… Khippābhiññānaṁ yadidaṁ bhaddā kuṇḍalakesā.

Bhikkhus, the foremost of my bhikkhunī disciples among those who |quickly attain direct knowledge::with quick realization [khippābhiñña]| is Bhaddā Kuṇḍalakesā.

1.244

… Pubbenivāsaṁ anussarantīnaṁ yadidaṁ bhaddā kāpilānī.

Bhikkhus, the foremost of my bhikkhunī disciples among those who recollect their past lives is |Bhaddā Kāpilānī::foremost bhikkhunī of the Buddha in recollecting past lives [bhaddākāpilānī]|.

1.245

… Mahābhiññāpattānaṁ yadidaṁ bhaddakaccānā.

Bhikkhus, the foremost of my bhikkhunī disciples among those who have attained |great direct knowledge::recollection of more than one hundred thousand aeons of previous existences [mahāabhiññā]| is |Bhadda Kaccānā::foremost bhikkhunī of the Buddha in great direct knowledge; another name for Rāhula’s mother, Yasodharā [bhaddakaccānā]|.

1.246

… Lūkhacīvaradharānaṁ yadidaṁ kisāgotamī.

Bhikkhus, the foremost of my bhikkhunī disciples among those who wear coarse robes is Kisāgotamī.

1.247

… Saddhādhimuttānaṁ yadidaṁ siṅgālakamātā”ti.

Bhikkhus, the foremost of my bhikkhunī disciples among those unwavering in confidence is Siṅgālakamātā.”