Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c7.379

v1.c7.379

It is said that he won sixfold abhiññā when he was just lying down to sleep, his head hardly on the pillow, his feet hardly off the ground. He is therefore described as having become an arahant in none of the four postures. When he appeared in the convocation, Mahā Kassapa welcomed him warmly and shouted three times for joy.⁸⁸ In the convocation, Ānanda was appointed to answer Mahā Kassapa’s questions, and to co-operate with him in rehearsing the Dhamma (as opposed to the Vinaya).