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Kusumāsaniya

Person

An Arahant who, ninety-one world-cycles ago, was a learned brahmin in the time of the Buddha Vipassī and spread a seat of flowers and offered food to him, and who one world-cycle ago was a king named Varadassana.

An Arahant. Ninety-one world-cycles ago he was a learned brahmin in the time of Vipassī Buddha, and while he was making preparations for a sacrifice, the Buddha passed his way.

He spread for the Buddha a seat of flowers and offered him food. One world-cycle ago he was a king named Varadassana (Ap.i.160).

He is evidently identical with Suyāma Thera. ThagA.i.165.

Tha Ap 128

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