Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c18.356
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c18.356
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Jātipūjaka Thera.—An arahant. On the day of Vipassī Buddha’s birth many miracles occurred, and soothsayers predicted that he would be a Buddha. Jātipūjaka, hearing this, offered him jasmine flowers. Three kappas ago he became king thirty-four times under the name of Supāricariya.¹