 After hearing the declaration, the woman made the resolve to become the female disciple foremost in psychic powers under a future Buddha and did many good deeds for several lifetimes in hopes of becoming one.This wish came true in the time of Gautama Buddha, when she was reborn as Uppalavanna.Uppalavanna was given her name (meaning color of a blue water lily) due to being born with a complexion that was the color of a blue water-lily, in accordance with a wish she was said to have made in a past life.