天生容貌姣好又具賢德，因發出離心急欲修道，而於佛教比丘尼僧團成立後禮佛披剃。出家後因才貌出眾遭人嫉妒，尤其外出托缽時，更因姿色端麗而受路人指點，不禁為美麗的外表而心生悲哀。所幸宿世善根福德深厚，並未因此退失信心，反而更加精進向道，很快即證得聖果。

Bhadra Kapilani was born with beauty and virtue. She wanted to lead a spiritual life, so she renounced and joined the Sangha after the Bhiksuni Order was established. However, her outstanding beauty led to jealousy from others. When she was on alms rounds, she was often the target of gossip because of her striking appearance. Bhadra could not help but be aggrieved by her own beauty. Fortunately, with her accumulation of wholesome karma from past lives, she did not lose faith in spite of her plight. Instead, this spurred her to concentrate on practicing the Dharma and she soon attained Arhatship.

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