Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c35.237
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c35.237
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v2.c35.237
2. Vaṭaṃsakiya Thera.—An arahant. Thirty-one kappas ago, while riding on an elephant, he saw Sikhī Buddha and offered him a vaṭaṃsaka-flower. Twenty-seven kappas ago he became king under the name of Mahāpatāpa.¹