Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c7.793

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Āḷavi-Gotama.—A thera, who, according to Buddhaghosa,¹ attained arahantship through faith. He is mentioned in the Sutta Nipāta² in a verse spoken by the Buddha to Piṅgiya when the Buddha appeared in a ray of light at Bāvari's hermitage.