Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.351
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c12.351
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Kaṇaverapupphiya Thera.—An arahant. Ninety-four kappas ago he was a king named Gopaka (?), and seeing the Buddha Siddhattha, accompanied by his monks, walking in the city, the king, from his balcony, scattered *kaṇavera*-flowers over them. Eighty-seven kappas ago he became king four times.¹ He is probably identical with Bandhura Thera.²