Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c26.637
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c26.637
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1. Nāgapupphiya Thera.—An arahant. In the time of Padumuttara Buddha he was a brahmin teacher, named Suvaccha. One day he saw the Buddha travelling through the air and, marvelling at the miracle, sprinkled nāga-flowers along his route. Thirty-one kappas ago he was a king named Mahāratha.¹ He is probably identical with Dhammasava Thera.²