Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.2561
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c31.2561
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v2.c31.2561
Māṇavagāmiya, Māṇavagāmika.—A devaputta. He visited the Buddha in the company of Asama, Sahali, Niṅka, Akoṭaka and Veṭambari, and while these all spoke in praise of their own teachers, Māṇavagāmiya sang the glories of the Buddha.¹ It is said² that in his previous birth he was a body-servant of the Buddha.