Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c6.2744
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c6.2744
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Araka.—The Bodhisatta, born as a brahmin teacher. His story is told in the Araka Jātaka. He is referred to also in the Dhammadhaja Jātaka,¹ where the Bodhisatta relates how, as Araka, he had developed thoughts of lovingkindness and practised the brahmavihāra for seven years and then was born in the Brahma-world.