Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c7.469

v1.c7.469

10. Ānanda.—A banker of Sāvatthi. He had eighty crores of money, but was a great miser. He had a son, Mūlasiri, and once a fortnight he would gather his kinsfolk together and, in their presence, admonish his son as to the desirability of amassing wealth, always increasing it, giving none away. When the banker died he was born in a Caṇḍāla family outside the city gates. The king appointed Mūlasiri banker in his place.