Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c14.410

v1.c14.410

2. Gavampati.—The Sāsanavaṃsa¹ speaks of a thera by this name, at whose request the Buddha went to Sudhammapura in the Rāmañña country to establish his religion. In a previous life Gavampati was born of an egg laid by a Nāga maiden who had relations with a vijjādhara. The egg was hatched and a child was born, but it died at the age of ten and was reborn at Mithilā as Gavampati. He joined the Order at the age of seven and became an arahant. Later he visited Sudhammapura to preach to his mother, and there King Siha asked him to invite the Buddha to his country.