Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c27.678
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c27.678
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**2. Padumapūjaka Thera.**—An arahant. Ninety-one kappas ago he was an ascetic in Gotama, near Himavā, and, together with his pupils, he called to mind the Buddha’s virtues and offered lotuses in his name. Fifty-one kappas ago he was a king named Jaluttama.¹ He is probably identical with Meṇḍasira.²