ヴィパッシー仏の時代の資産家で、叔父への嫉妬から仏陀のために豪華な会堂を建立し、後に富豪の財務官メンダカとして生まれ変わった

A householder of Vipassī Buddha’s era who built an elaborate hall for the Buddha out of jealousy toward his uncle, and who was later reborn as the wealthy treasurer Meṇḍaka.