Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c32.157

v2.c32.157

In the time of Sumedha Buddha, Yasa was a king of the Nāgas and invited the Buddha and his monks to his abode, where he showed them great honour and hospitality. He then gave costly robes to the Buddha, and to each monk a pair of valuable robes. In the time of Siddhattha Buddha he was a Treasurer, and offered the seven kinds of jewels at the Bodhi-tree. In the time of Kassapa Buddha he was a monk. For eighteen thousand kappas he was a deva-king and one thousand times he was king of men. Wherever he went he had a gold canopy, and in his last life over his funeral pyre was a gold canopy.⁴ He is evidently identical with Sabbadāyaka of the Apadāna.⁵ A verse attributed to him is found in the Theragāthā.⁶