A messenger of Vessavaṇa, employed by him to take his proclamations and publish them. D.iii.201.

Ariṭṭha Sutta.– Records a conversation — already referred to (s.v. Ariṭṭha 1) — between Ariṭṭha and the Buddha regarding concentration on breathing. The Buddha asks the monks whether they practise such concentration. Ariṭṭha says that he himself does and proceeds to explain his method. The Buddha, while not condemning it, explains to him how concentration could be made perfect in every detail. S.v.314-15.