Son of the brahmin Vacchagotta of Kapilavatthu, born in the forest and named for his love of woodland life, who left the world before the Buddha’s Enlightenment and attained Arahantship there after joining the Order.

Son of a wealthy brahmin of Rājagaha who joined the Order after witnessing the Buddha’s visit to Bimbisāra, soon attained Arahantship, and preferred the solitary life of the forest even when kinsmen urged him to live nearby.