Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c9.195
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c9.195
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2. **Ujjaya.**—A thera. He was the son of a Sotthiya-brahmin of Rājagaha, and became proficient in the three Vedas. Dissatisfied with the teaching of the Vedas, he went to the Buddha and heard him preach at Veḷuvana. Later he entered the Order and retired into the forest, having learnt a subject for meditation. Soon after he became an arahant.