第三次結集的主持長老，生於華氏城，少年時經僧人 Siggava 多年默默感化而入教，後隨 Siggava 與 Caṇḍavajjī 二人深研教法。

The presiding elder of the Third Buddhist Council, born at Pāṭaliputta and won over to the Order as a youth by the monk Siggava after years of quiet perseverance, going on to study deeply under both Siggava and Caṇḍavajjī.