Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c27.2102

v2.c27.2102

**Pupphathūpiya Thera.**—An arahant. In the time of Vipassī Buddha he was a brahmin ascetic on Kukkurapabbata with a large number of disciples. Hearing of the Buddha's appearance in the world, he wished to visit him, but fell ill on the way. He thereupon erected a thūpa of flowers in the Buddha's name and died soon after. Forty-four kappas ago he was king sixteen times under the name of Aggisama, and thirty-eight times under that of Ghaṭāsana.¹