[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Dictionary of Pali Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937) › v2.c34.6 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c34.6 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c34.6 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c34.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c34.6) In the time of Padumuttara Buddha he was a very rich householder of Haṃsavatī, and, having heard the Buddha describe one of his monks as the sweetest-voiced among them all, he wished for a similar distinction for himself under a future Buddha. In the time of Phussa Buddha he was a \*cittapattakokila\*, named Nanda, who, seeing the Buddha in the royal park, placed in his bowl a ripe mango.³ In Kassapa Buddha’s day he was the chief architect entrusted with the building of the \*thūpa\* over the Buddha’s relics, and, when a dispute arose as to how big the \*thūpa\* should be, he decided in favour of a small one; hence his small stature in his last life.⁴ - [Previous: v2.c34.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c34.5) - [Next: v2.c34.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c34.7) - [Up: v2.c34](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c34) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c34.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c34.6) · Pramāṇa