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Sumana8

Person

संभवतः पूर्ववर्ती सुमन प्रविष्टियों के समान, चूळ सुमन नाम से भी जाना जाने वाला व्यक्ति, जिसने पूर्वजन्म में सिखी बुद्ध को चमेली के फूल भेंट किए थे और चार बार महायस नामक राजा रहा।

See Cūḷa Sumana (3). He is probably identical with Sumana (4), and may be identical with Sumana (7) if the uncle mentioned in connection with the latter is Anuruddha.

Thirty-one world-cycles ago he was a garland maker and offered jasmine-flowers to Sikhī Buddha. Twenty-six world-cycles ago he was king four times, under the name of Mahāyasa. Thagg.vss.429-34; ThagA.i.457 f.

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