Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c35.420

v2.c35.420

2. **Vanavaccha Thera.**—The son of a rich brahmin of Rājagaha; he joined the Order, impressed by the majesty of the Buddha’s visit to Bimbisāra. Soon after, he attained arahantship and, devoted to detachment, dwelt in the woods—hence his name. When he went to Rājagaha his kinsmen asked him to live near them, but he said he preferred the lonely life of the forest.¹