Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c13.236
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c13.236
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1. Khujjasobhita Thera.—An arahant. He was a brahmin of Pāṭaliputta. He entered the Order under Ānanda, after the Buddha's death, and in due course won arahantship. At the First Council held in the Sattapaṇṇi Cave, he was sent to bring Ānanda to the Assembly. He travelled through the earth, gave the message to Ānanda, and returning through the air announced his arrival to the Saṅgha, through the mediumship of a devatā who had been placed at the door of the cave to ward off Māra and his followers. Sobhita was called “Khujja” because he was slightly hunchbacked.