The Old Lady Who Sold Poverty, Part 1 of 4, July 9, 1992

The piece of gauze on her body was transformed into a cassock with five patches. So the Buddha turned her over to Mahāprajāpatī Gautamī to teach her and initiate her. She practiced very diligently, and achieved the level of Arhat soon. Ananda was very curious and surprised. So he knelt down and asked Buddha, "Master, what did nun Shu Li practice in previous lives that enabled her to earn the merits of being born into a noble family, wrapped with gauze at birth, and becoming an Arhat shortly after being a nun? Please explain for us to understand it."