Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c36.5394
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c36.5394
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Sovaṇṇakiṅkhaniya Thera.—An arahant. In the time of Atthadassī Buddha he was an ascetic, and built a thūpa of sand in the name of the Buddha. Because he was too ill to visit the Buddha, he offered it soṇṇakiṅkhanika-flowers.¹