Atula
1. Atula.- An upÄsaka of SÄvatthi. He went with five hundred others to listen to Revata, who, however, being fond of solitude, would not teach him. In anger he went to SÄriputta who, on hearing his grievances, discoursed at length on the Abhidhamma. Annoyed thereat he repaired to Ä€nanda, to whom he told the story. Ä€nanda taught them a very short discourse, and the upÄsakas in despair sought the Buddha. The Buddha pointed out to them that they had been too hasty in their condemnation. At the end of the discourse Atula and his companions gained the First Fruit of the Path. DhA.iii.325-9.
2. Atula.- A nÄga king. The Bodhisatta in the time of Sumana Buddha. He had music played before the Buddha and gave him a pair of robes. J.i.34; Bu.v.15f.; Mbv.10.
3. Atula.- A nÄga king. The Bodhisatta in Vipassi Buddha’s time. He offered the Buddha a golden seat embossed with jewels. J.i.41; Mbv.11; Bu.xx.10f.
4. Atula.- A celebrated physician of old, mentioned in a list with six others. Mil.272.
5. Atula.- Son of SikhÄ«, who later became SikhÄ« Buddha. His mother was SabbakÄmÄ. Bu.xxi.17; DA.ii.422.
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