Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c35.418

v2.c35.418

In the time of Atthadassī Buddha, he was a large tortoise living in the Vinatā. Seeing the Buddha about to cross the river, he took him on his back. Many hundreds of times afterwards he lived as an ascetic in the forest. In the time of Kassapa Buddha he became a dove, and his heart was gladdened by the sight of a monk practising compassion. Later he was born as a householder in Benares and renounced the world²