Pāli Dictionary

Uggata4

Person

A king in the time of Sobhita Buddha who built and dedicated two monasteries to the Buddha and the Order, at whose dedication festivals vast numbers of people attained Arahantship.

King during the time of Sobhita Buddha. He built a vihāra named Surinda at Sunandavatī and another named Dhammaganārāma at Mekhalā and dedicated them to the Buddha and the Order. At the festival of dedication of the former one billion became Arahants and at that of the latter, nine hundred million (Bu.vii.9 f; BuA.139).

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