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Uppalavanna

550 BC - Today

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Utpalavarṇā (Sanskrit: उत्पलवर्णा; Pali: Uppalavannā; Chinese: 蓮華色, pinyin: Liánhuásè) was a Buddhist bhikkhuni, or nun, who was considered one of the top female disciples of the Buddha. She is considered the second of the Buddha's two chief female disciples, along with Khema. She was given the name Uppalavanna, meaning "color of a blue water lily", at birth due to the bluish color of her skin. According to the Theravada tradition, Uppalavanna was born the daughter of a wealthy merchant. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Uppalavanna is the 1,528th most popular religious figure (down from 1,304th in 2019). (down from 1,240th in 2019)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Uppalavanna ranks 1,528 out of 3,187. Before her are Petronius of Bologna, Agnes of Montepulciano, Peter the Venerable, Charles Lwanga, Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian, and John Berchmans. After her are Johannes Willebrands, Felice della Rovere, Muhammad ibn al-Uthaymeen, Archippus, Eulogius of Córdoba, and Pope Avilius of Alexandria.

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Among people born in 550 BC, Uppalavanna ranks 21. Before her are Arsames, Fuchai, Ariston of Sparta, Appius Claudius Crassus, Hydarnes II, and Histiaeus. After her are Rhodopis, Khema, Helü of Wu, Pasenadi, Nitocris of Babylon, and Aristodemus of Cumae.

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