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# Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c37.69

Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c37.69

- **Language:** English

### [v2.c37.69](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c37.69)

In the time of Vipassī Buddha he was a householder. Having seen the Buddha, he offered him flowers and paid him homage. Forty-one kappas ago he was a king, named Varaṇa. He is probably identical with Gaṇthipupphiya Thera of the \*Apadāna\*.²

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