[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Dictionary of Pali Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937) › v2.c27.2102 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c27.2102 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c27.2102 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c27.2102](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.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 - [Previous: v2.c27.2101](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.2101) - [Next: v2.c27.2103](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.2103) - [Up: v2.c27](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.2102](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.2102) · Pramāṇa