Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c16.1044
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c16.1044
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1. Cūlasumana Thera.—An Elder of Ceylon, master of the Tipiṭaka and a well-known commentator. His explanation, given at Lohapāsāda, of the meaning of ubhatobhāgavimutta is regarded as the most authoritative interpretation.¹ The Visuddhimagga² also mentions a Cūlasumana, resident at Niṅkaponnakapadhānaghara on Cittalapabbata. He had discarded desire, and therefore the thought arose in him that he was a saint.