Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c14.399

v1.c14.399

1. **Gavampati Thera.**—An arahant. He was a son of a seṭṭhi in Benares, and one of the four lay companions of the thera Yasa, who, when they heard of Yasa's renunciation, imitated him and won arahantship. Later, Gavampati lived in the Añjanavana at Sāketa. One day, when the Buddha visited the Añjanavana, some of the monks accompanying him slept on the sandbanks of the Sarabhū. The river rose in the night and there was great dismay. The Buddha sent Gavampati to stem the flood, which he did by his *iddhi*-power. The water stopped afar off, looking like a mountain peak.