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PersonA monk of Ñātikā whose death the Buddha, in reply to Ānanda’s question, confirmed as the final passing of an Arahant into nibbāna.
A monk of Ñātikā. Once when the Buddha was staying at Ñātikā in the Giñjakāvasatha, Ānanda mentions to the Buddha that Asoka Thera had died, and asks where he had gone. The Buddha tells him that Asoka was an Arahant and had realised nibbāna. S.i.358.
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