Venerable Punnika.pdf

THE VENERABLE PUNNIKA is an illustrated Buddhist graphic novel/comic depicting the life story of Venerable Punnika Theri. She was born as a slave in the household of the wealthy merchant Anathapindika in Savatthi.

The story follows her daily life of servitude fetching water from the Achiravati river, her exposure to the Dhamma teachings, her famous encounter and dialogue on spiritual purification, her eventual ordination, and her attainment of Arahantship and Parinibbana.

Presented in English comic/graphic narrative format, the publication serves as an accessible pictorial resource on the lives of prominent female disciples (Theris) of the Buddha.