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Veyyāvaccaka

Person

九十一劫前にヴィパッシー仏の従者として、他に捧げるものがなかったため足元で礼拝したという阿羅漢で、後のサンジャヤ長老と同一人物とされる。

An Arahant. Ninety-one world-cycles ago he was a servant to Vipassī Buddha, and, having nothing to give, worshipped his feet. Eight world-cycles ago he was a king called Sucintita (Ap.i.138).

He is probably identical with Sañjaya Thera. ThagA.i.120.

Tha Ap 101

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