Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c6.773

v1.c6.773

In Padumuttara’s time Koṇḍañña had been a rich householder, and, seeing one of the monks given preference in seniority, he wished for a similar rank for himself in the future. Towards this end he did many acts of piety, one of them being to build a golden chamber over the Buddha’s relics. In Vipassī’s time was a householder, Mahākāla, and gave to the Buddha the first-fruits of his field in nine stages of their produce.¹⁴