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Punna, whose verses appear in the Therigatha, was a woman of what status?
APriestess
BSlave
CQueen
DMerchant
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Slave
Punna was a dasi, or slave woman, who fetched water each morning for her master's household.
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