[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.c35.237 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c35.237 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c35.237 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c35.237](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.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 - [Previous: v2.c35.236](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35.236) - [Next: v2.c35.238](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35.238) - [Up: v2.c35](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35.237](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35.237) · Pramāṇa