Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c24.269
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c24.269
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1. Dhammapāla Thera.—An arahant. He was a brahmin of Avanti and studied in Takkasilā. While returning from there after completing his studies, he saw a monk dwelling apart and, having heard the Dhamma from him, entered the Order and became an arahant. We are told that one day, while meditating, he saw two novices climbing a tree in the vihāra to pick flowers. The bough broke and they fell, but he, with his iddhi-power, caught them and put them down unhurt.