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Mettiyā

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  • This Pāli name has sometimes (by Heirman & others) been Sanskritized as Maitreyī, but Clarke believes it ought to be Mitrā (Mdza' mo). *Maitreyabhūmyajakā is a reconstruction on the basis of a Chinese form. Clarke, Case, p. 115 ff.
  • She has also been called Grogs mo in Tibetan. She had a sister named Mdza' can ma in some stories. Clarke, Case, p. 128.