Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c36.3467
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c36.3467
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8. Sujāta.—The name of Upāli Thera (q.v.) in the time of Padumuttara Buddha.¹ 9. Sujāta Thera.—He was a brahmin of Benares, father of Sundarī Therī. While grieving for the death of his son, he met Vāsiṭṭhī Therī, and from her he heard about the Buddha, whom he visited at Mithilā. He entered the Order under the Buddha, attaining arahantship on the third day.¹