The chief disciple of Sobhita Buddha, who was also his step-brother and his first convert.

The personal attendant of Dhammadassī Buddha.

A Pacceka Buddha who died in great pain after a skilled stone-thrower pierced his ear with a pebble while he was begging for alms, an incident also connected with the son of King Kitavassa of Bārāṇasī treating him with contempt.

An ancient teacher whose many disciples were reborn in Brahma-worlds through his instruction, though even his own advanced development of loving-kindness could not free him from birth and death, a story also told in the Sunetta Sutta.