Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.3541

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**Kosalavihārī Thera.**—An arahant. He was born in Vesālī, and was one of those who heard the Buddha preach when he came to quieten the panic which arose there, as recorded in the **Ratana Sutta** (*g.v.*). After the sermon Kosalavihārī left the world. At the conclusion of his novitiate he dwelt in a forest near a village in **Kosala**. A lay adherent seeing him camping under a tree built for him a small hut, and there the thera attained arahantship. He acquired his name from having dwelt long in Kosala.¹