Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c9.1022

v1.c9.1022

1. **Upavāṇa.**—A thera. He belonged to a very rich brahmin family of Sāvatthi, and having seen the Buddha's majesty at the dedication of Jetavana, he entered the Order and became an arahant with sixfold *aññā*. For some time, before Ānanda was appointed *upaṭṭhāka*, Upavāṇa waited on the Buddha. Once when the Buddha was attacked by cramp, Upavāṇa, with the help of his lay-friend Devahita, obtained hot water and suitable medicines, with which the ailment was healed; the Buddha, thereupon, expressed his gratitude.¹