Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.354
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c12.354
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Kaṇikāracchadaniya Thera.—An arahant. He once met the Buddha Vessabhū enjoying his siesta in the forest, and being pleased with his appearance, made a canopy of *kaṇikāra*-flowers over the Buddha’s head. Twenty kappas ago he became king eight times under the name of Soṇṇabha.¹