Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c38.323
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c38.323
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13. Deva.—A minister of Devagāma. He once gave food to a starving dog. He was reborn in the same village, and later entered the Order at Pupphavāsa Vihāra. During the Brāhmaṇatiya famine a tree deity looked after him for twelve years. Once men looking for food wished to kill him, but he was saved by his luck. He became an arahant, and the deity looked after him for twelve years more.¹