UmmÄpupphiya Thera
1. UmmÄpupphiya Thera.- An Arahant. In a past birth when a festival was being held in honour of the thÅ«pa erected over the relics of Siddhattha Buddha, be placed an ummÄ-flower on the thÅ«pa. Nine world-cycles ago he became king eighty-five times under the name of Somadeva (Ap.i.172).
He is probably identical with CakkhupÄla Thera. See ThagA.i.196.
2. UmmÄpupphiya Thera.- An Arahant. In a past birth he saw the Buddha Siddhattha wrapt in concentration and offered him, in homage, azure (ummÄ) flowers, which formed a canopy above the Buddha’s head. Later, UmmÄpupphiya was born in Tusita. Fifty-five world-cycles ago he was a king called Samantacchadana. Ap.i.258.
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