Dussapāvārika

Person

A millionaire of Nālandā who, after becoming a follower of the Buddha, donated his mango grove to build a monastery that came to be called Pāvārikambavana.

A millionaire (seṭṭhi) of Nāḷandā who owned a mango-grove near the city. Having heard the Buddha teach, he became his follower and built for him and his Order a monastery in his mango-grove, which came to be called Pāvā rikambavana. DA.iii.873; MA.iii.52; SA.iii.208.

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