Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c9.1437
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c9.1437
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**1. Ummāpupphiya Thera.**—An arahant. In a past birth when a festival was being held in honour of the thūpa erected over the relics of Siddhattha Buddha, he placed an ummā-flower on the thūpa. Nine kappas ago he became king eighty-five times under the name of Somadeva.¹