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# Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c7.647

Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c7.647

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### [v1.c7.647](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c7.647)

Āyagadāyaka Thera.—An arahant. In a previous birth he worshipped with gladsome heart the thūpa of Sikhī Buddha and gave carpenters money to build an \*āyāga\*.¹ As a result he was born in deva worlds and could bring even the devas into subjection. He could produce rain at will.²

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