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# Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c29.429

Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c29.429

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### [v2.c29.429](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c29.429)

1. Bilālidāyaka Thera.—An arahant. In the time of Padumuttara Buddha he was an ascetic in the Himālaya and offered the Buddha some biḷāli-tubers. Fifty-four kappas ago he was a king called Sumekhali¹ (v.l. Sumelaya). He is probably identical with Kosalavihārī Thera.²

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