[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Dictionary of Pali Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937) › v1.c9.1022 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c9.1022 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c9.1022 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c9.1022](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.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 - [Previous: v1.c9.1021](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c9.1021) - [Next: v1.c9.1023](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c9.1023) - [Up: v1.c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c9.1022](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c9.1022) · Pramāṇa