Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c27.2183
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c27.2183
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2. Purāṇa.—A chamberlain (thapati ? equerry) of Pasenadi. He was the brother of Isidatta and the father of Migasālā. In his later years he lived the life of a celibate and was reborn in Tusita as a sakadāgāmi.¹ A conversation he had with the Buddha, in the company of Isidatta, at Sādhuka (q.v.), is recorded in the Saṃyutta Nikāya.² In the Dhamma-cetiya Sutta³ Pasenadi speaks of the great loyalty of these two men towards the Buddha. After discussing the Doctrine till late at night, they would sleep with their heads towards the spot where the Buddha was staying and their feet towards the king. Purāṇa is mentioned⁴ as an ideal layman.