Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c35.1637

v2.c35.1637

In the time of Siddhattha Buddha he was a brahmin, skilled in various branches of learning, and later became an ascetic. On his way to see the Buddha he died, and was reborn in the deva-world.¹ He is probably identical with Buddhasaññaka Thera of the Apadāna.²