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Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names • G.P. Malalasekera


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Gatasaññaka Thera

1. Gatasaññaka Thera.– An Arahant. In the time of Tissa Buddha he joined the Order at the age of seven, and threw up into the air seven naṅgaliki-flowers as offering to the Buddha. Eight world-cycles ago he became king, three times, under the name of Aggisikha. Ap.i.127.

2. Gatasaññaka Thera.– An Arahant. He saw Siddhattha Buddha going through the air, though only his robe was visible to him. The sight filled him with joy and he concentrated his mind thereon. Ap.i.253 f.