Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c9.1441
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c9.1441
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**2. Ummāpupphiya Thera.**—An arahant. In a past birth he saw the Buddha Siddhattha wrapt in samādhi and offered him, in homage, azure (ummā-) flowers, which formed a canopy above the Buddha’s head. Later, Ummāpupphiya was born in Tusita. Fifty-five kappas ago he was a king called Samantacchadana.¹