Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.935

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Buddhaghosa² explains the name (“Spot-foot”) as being given because of a wound he once received, which healed, leaving a scar like a piece of well-grained timber (cittadārusadiso). This refers to the flight of the *porisāda* from his pursuers, when he trod on an accacia stake (*khānu*) which pierced his foot.³