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Bilālidāyaka Thera

1. Bilālidāyaka Thera. An Arahant. In the time of Padumuttara Buddha he was an ascetic in the Himālaya and offered the Buddha some bilāli tubers. Fifty-four world-cycles ago he was a king called Sumekhali (Ap.i.145) (v.l. Sumelaya). He is probably identical with Kosalavihārī Thera. ThagA.i.134f.

2. Bilālidāyaka Thera. An Arahant. Fifty-four world-cycles ago he gave some bilāli tubers to a recluse at the foot of the mountain Romasa. Ap.i.232.

Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names • G.P. Malalasekera