An Arahant. Ninety-four world-cycles ago he was born in DvÄravatÄ«. One day, seeing the Buddha Siddhattha going through the air with his attendant monks, he threw up into the sky, as an offering, an asoka shoot covered with buds.
Twenty-seven world-cycles ago he was a king named Ekassara. Ap.i.200.
Dictionary of PÄli Proper Names • G.P. Malalasekera
