1. Sakulá Therí. She belonged to a brahmin family of Sávatthi and became a believer on seeing the Buddha accept Jetavana. Later, she heard an arahant monk preach, and, being agitated in mind, joined the Order. Having developed insight, she won arahantship. Afterwards the Buddha declared her foremost among nuns in dibbacakkhu (A.i.25).
In the time of Padumuttara Buddha she was Nandá, daughter of King Ananda, and, therefore, half sister of the Buddha. One day she heard the Buddha declare a nun chief among possessors of the "heavenly eye” and herself wished for similar honour. In the time of Kassapa Buddha she was a brahminee and later became a Paribbájiká. One day she offered alms at the Buddha's thúpa and kept a lamp burning there all night. She was then reborn in Távatimsa. Thig. vss.98 101; ThigA.91f.; Ap.ii.569f.; AA.i.199f.
2. Sakulá. Sister of Somá. They were both wives of Pasenadi and followers of the Buddha. Once, when Pasenadi was staying at Ujjuńńa, he went to see the Buddha, and carried to him the greetings of the two queens. M.ii.125f.; MA.ii.757.