Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.1508
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c31.1508
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v2.c31.1508
8. Mahānāga Thera.—Incumbent of Kālavallimaṇḍapa. He was among those who accepted the meal given by Sāliya in his previous birth.¹ He was one of the last to attain arahantship among those who left the world with the Bodhisatta in various births.² He did not sleep for seven years, after which he practised continual meditation for sixteen years, becoming an arahant at the end of that time.³