Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c26.219

v2.c26.219

His aspiration after eminence was formed in the time of **Padumuttara** Buddha, when he heard a disciple of that Buddha declared foremost among exhorters of nuns. He offered the Buddha a very costly robe and illuminated his bodhi-tree. In the time of **Kaku-sandha** Buddha he was a *karavīka*-bird and delighted the Buddha with his song. Later, he was a peacock, and sang three times daily at the door of a Pacceka Buddha’s cell.⁴ 22. Nanda.—A distinguished monk in the time of Parakkamabāhu I. He lived in the Selantara monastery, and was appointed Head of the three fraternities in Rohaṇa.¹