Pāli Dictionary

Vinelapupphiya

Person

Also known as Minelapupphiya

An arahant who, thirty-one world-cycles ago, met the Buddha Sikhī and offered him a vinela flower; he is thought to be the same person as the elder Rāmaneyyaka.

v.l. Minelapupphiya.– An Arahant. Thirty-one world-cycles ago he met Sikhī Buddha and offered him a vinela flower.

Twenty-nine world-cycles ago he was a king named Sumeghaghana (Ap.i.203 f).

He is probably identical with Rāmaneyyaka Thera. ThagA.i.121.

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