Pāli Dictionary

Mandāravapūjaka

Person

シキー仏の時代に神として、マンダーラヴァの花を七日間仏の上に天蓋のごとく降らせて供養し、十劫前にはジュティンダラという名の王であったアラハント。

An Arahant. In the time of Sikhī Buddha he was a devaputta, and offered the Buddha some mandārava flowers, which remained like a canopy over the Buddha’s head for seven days.

Ten world-cycles ago he was a king named Jutindhara (Ap.i.178).

He is probably identical with Usabha Thera. ThagA.i.219.

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