Rūpaśārī

Sārī
Sārī
Born
Nālaka (Upatissa-gāma), Magadha
Other namesRūpaśārī, The Brahmin Lady Sārī
Known forMother of Sariputta (Chief Disciple of the Buddha)
SpouseVaṅganta
Children

Rūpaśārī (also known simply as Sārī or the Brahmin lady Sārī) was a figure in early Buddhism, best known as the mother of Sāriputta, the chief male disciple of Gautama Buddha. A staunch Brahmin by birth, she is frequently depicted in Buddhist texts as initially hostile towards the Buddha's order for "taking away" her children, before eventually converting to Buddhism shortly before her son's death.

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