[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Dictionary of Pali Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937) › v1.c12.2540 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.2540 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c12.2540 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c12.2540](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.2540) Kumudadāyaka Thera.—An arahant. In Padumuttara’s time he was a bird named Kakudha in a lake in Himavā and offered the Buddha a lotus-flower. Sixteen hundred kappas ago he became king eight times under the name of Varuṇa.¹ He is probably identical with Malitavambha.² 1. \*\*Kumudamāliya Thera.\*\*—An arahant. In the time of \*\*Atthadassī\*\* he was a rakkhasa in a lake near Himavā and gave the Buddha a garland of flowers. Fifteen kappas ago he was king seven times under the name of \*\*Sahassaratha\*\*.¹ - [Previous: v1.c12.2539](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.2539) - [Next: v1.c12.2541](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.2541) - [Up: v1.c12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.2540](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.2540) · Pramāṇa