Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c30.602

v2.c30.602

1. **Bhūta Thera.**—The son of a very wealthy councillor of Sāketa, his last and only child, the others having been devoured by a Yakkha. The child was, therefore, well guarded at his birth, but the Yakkha had meanwhile gone to wait on Vessavaṇa and had not returned. The boy was called Bhūta so that non-humans might protect him. He grew up in great luxury, but, like Yasa, having heard the Buddha preach at Sāketa, he entered the Order and dwelt on the banks of the Ajakaraṇī, where he attained arahantship. Later, when visiting his relations, he stayed in the Añjanavana. They besought him to remain there, but this he refused to do.