Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c9.296
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c9.296
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1. **Uttara.**—A thera. He was the son of an eminent brahmin of Rājagaha.¹ He became proficient in Vedic lore and renowned for his breeding, beauty, wisdom and virtue. The king’s minister, **Vassakāra**, seeing his attainments, desired to marry him to his daughter; but Uttara, with his heart set on release, declined, and learnt the Doctrine under **Sāriputta**. Later he entered the Order and waited on Sāriputta.