Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c27.2338
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c27.2338
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v2.c27.2338
In the time of Kassapa Buddha he was a brahmin versed in the three Vedas who, having heard the doctrine and given alms, was reborn in the deva-world. Thereafter, scorning birth in the womb of a woman, he sprang to life in a lotus which grew in a pond in Himavā. An ascetic saw the lotus, adopted the boy, and taught him the Vedas. The king was pleased with his great learning, and gave him Ukkaṭṭhā as a mark of great favour. The name of Pokkharasāti was given to him owing to his birth in a lotus.