Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c27.1033
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c27.1033
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v2.c27.1033
Paripuṇṇaka Thera.—He belonged to a Sākyan family of Kapilavatthu, and was so called because of the completeness of his gifts and fortune. His means allowed him to enjoy, at all times, food of one hundred essences. On hearing that the Buddha lived on very simple diet, he renounced the world, and, entering the Order, became an arahant.