Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c35.101

v2.c35.101

This story definitely identifies the Paribbājaka with the Thera of the same name, whose verse of ecstasy is included in the **Theragāthā**.⁴ According to the Commentary,⁵ he belonged to a rich brahmin family of the **Vaccha-clan** (Vacchagotta). His personal name is not given. He became an expert in brahmin learning, but failing to find therein what he sought, he became a Paribbājaka, joining the Buddha’s Order later.