Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c26.190

v2.c26.190

19. Nanda Kumāputta Thera.—He was born in Veḷukaṇḍa in Avanti and his mother was Kumā. Having heard Sāriputta preach, he entered the Order, visiting the Buddha later. From the Buddha he obtained a formula of meditation and became an arahant.¹ He had a friend named Sudanta (also called Vāsula) who, too, became an arahant.² In the time of Vipassī Buddha, Nanda was an ascetic, and, having seen the Buddha in the royal park at Bandhumatī, gave him oil to massage his feet. He is probably to be identified with Abbhañjanadāyaka of the Apadāna.³