Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c14.1157

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2. Gopaka.—A king of ninety-one kappas ago; he offered kaṇavera-flowers to the Buddha. He was a previous birth of Kaṇaverapupphiya.¹ 3. Gopaka.—A deva. He had been a Sākiyan maid of Kapilavatthu named Gopikā (Gopī), who led a virtuous life and, according to the Buddha’s teaching, had cultivated the thoughts of a man. After death she was born as a devaputta in Tāvatiṃsa. There, when he saw monks reborn as Gandhabbas, he rebuked them for having neglected their opportunities. A series of verses attributed to Gopaka are given in the Sakkapañha Sutta.¹