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Did you know... that one of the Buddha's chief female disciples, Uppalavanna, is said to have become a nun because she was so beautiful that her father feared conflict between her many wealthy suitors?

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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 01:11, 14 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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... that one of the Buddha's chief female disciples, Uppalavanna, became a nun because she was so beautiful that many wealthy suitors came to her and her father feared civil conflict? Source: " When she came of age and began to consider marriage, such a stir began to occur that her father became afraid of civil conflict between powerful and wealthy suitors in competition for the honor of her companionship – kings from all around India sent their proposals – which he could think of no way to solve. The idea came to him of her going forth into monastic life instead, " ([1] pdf pg 2)
- ALT1:... that one of the Buddha's chief female disciples, Uppalavanna, was said to be the color of a blue water lily? Source: "and as she was the same colour as the heart of a blue lily, she was given the name Uppalavaṇṇā" ([2])

Reviewed: Hannah Simpson Grant

5x expanded by Wikiman5676 (talk). Self-nominated at 16:56, 28 September 2019 (UTC).[reply]

@Wikiman5676: New enough and large enough expansion. The hooks are interesting and in the articles, but I really do wonder about the reliability of the sources; as this isn't my topic I'd like to hear a bit more about them. In any event, a QPQ is required to proceed. Raymie (t • c) 02:10, 29 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Comment This is not my field either, but I note that the website which is the source for ALT1 also has the original text and commentaries in Pali, with line by line translation into English [3], as well as the English-only versions for easier reading. So the original Pali can be verified with other sources, and the English translation could be checked by anyone who knows Pali. As it is open to verification, I would consider that source reliable. RebeccaGreen (talk) 02:51, 29 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you @RebeccaGreen: for chiming in. Both sources were written by Buddhist monastics. The first one Ayya Tathaaloka, the second one a monk named Bhante Ānandajoti. There is a reference page starting on page 30 of the first source if that helps. As for the second source the contents of the second actually were published as a book. pdf page 55 [4]. Let me know if any of that info is helpful @Raymie: Wikiman5676 (talk) 03:52, 29 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Wikiman5676: I appreciate that! Thanks for the explanations. I just need the QPQ now. Raymie (t • c) 04:05, 29 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Raymie: completed the QPQ. sorry about the delay. I actually assumed a reviewer wouldnt get to this for a while. Wikiman5676 (talk) 03:57, 30 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Alright, here's the tick. Raymie (t • c) 17:56, 30 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]