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Taraṇiya4

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An arahant who, in a previous birth as a turtle in the river Vinatā, carried the Buddha Atthadassī on his back across the river when the Buddha wished to cross.

An Arahant. In a previous birth he was a turtle in the river Vinatā, and, seeing that Atthadassī Buddha wished to cross the river, he took him on his back. Ap.ii.428 f.

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