Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.145
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c12.145
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2. Kaccāyana Thera.—An arahant. He was a disciple of Padumuttara Buddha, and was declared by him to be chief among those who could expound in detail what the Buddha stated in brief. It was this declaration made in the presence of Mahā Kaccāna, which made the latter, in that birth an ascetic in Himavā, wish for a like proficiency for himself under a future Buddha.¹