Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c26.701
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c26.701
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v2.c26.701
2. Nāgita Thera.—For some time the personal attendant of the Buddha.¹ He was the maternal uncle of the novice Sīha, who is said to have addressed him by the name of Kassapa, his gotta-name. He was fat and, therefore, lazy; he got most of his work done by Sīha.