Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.497

v2.c31.497

Maṇḍūka.—A deva. In his previous birth he was a frog on the banks of the Gaggarā, and, hearing the Buddha preach, was attracted by his voice. A cowherd, who stood leaning on a stick, drove it unwittingly into the frog’s head and it died immediately, to be reborn in Tāvatiṃsa in a palace twelve yojanas in extent. Having discovered his previous birth, he appeared before the Buddha, revealed his identity and worshipped him. The Buddha preached to him, and the deva became a sotāpanna. Eighty-four thousand others realized the Truth.¹