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# Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.252

Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c31.252

- **Language:** English

### [v2.c31.252](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.252)

Macchadāyaka Thera.—An arahant. Ninety-four kappas ago he was a hawk on the banks of the Candabhāgā and once gave a large fish to Siddhattha Buddha.¹

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