Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c14.871

v1.c14.871

2. Gotama Thera. He belonged to the Sākiyan clan and came to be known only by his gotta-name. He entered the Order when the Buddha visited his kinsfolk and, in due course, became an arahant. In the time of Sikhī Buddha he had offered eight campaka-flowers at the Buddha’s thūpa.¹ He is evidently identical with Citapūjaka of the Apadāna.²