Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c36.4731
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c36.4731
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In the time of Padumuttara Buddha he was a brahmin, who became an ascetic. One day he saw the Buddha begging for alms and filled his bowl with sweet fruits. Seven hundred kappas ago he was a king, named Sumangala.¹ He is evidently identical with Phaladāyaka of the Apadāna.²