Vappa1. Vappa Thera.- One of the group of five ascetics (pañcavaggiyÄ). He was the son of VÄseá¹á¹ha, a brahmin of Kapilavatthu. When Asita declared that Prince Siddhattha would become the Buddha, Vappa and four other brahmins, headed by Koṇá¸añña, became recluses. Vappa was with the Buddha during the six years of his ascetic practices, but being disappointed when the Buddha began taking solid food, he left him and went to Isipatana, where the Buddha, after his Enlightenment, taught them the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta. On the fifth day after, Vappa and his companions became Arahants, at the end of the Anattalakkhaṇa Sutta. Vappa became a Stream-winner on the second day of the quarter (AA.i.84); pÄá¹ipadadivase, says ThagA. (loc. infra) and MA.i.390. Vappa’s resolve to be among the first of the Buddha’s followers was taken in the time of Padumuttara Buddha. In the past, he was sixteen times king, under the name of MahÄdundubhi. ThagA.i.140f.; a verse attributed to him is found in Thag.61); see also J.i.82; Dpv.i.32; Vin.i.12. 2. Vappa.- A SÄkyan, disciple of the Nigaṇá¹has.* He visits MoggallÄna and they talk of the corruptions (Äsava). The Buddha joins them and tells Vappa how the corruptions can be completely destroyed so that the monk who has so destroyed them will abide in the six constant abidings (satatavihÄra) with equanimity, mindful, and clearly comprehending when seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, touching, or cognizing. Vappa is convinced of the superiority of the Buddha’s teaching and becomes his follower. A.ii.196f. * AA.ii.559 says he was the Buddha’s uncle (CūḷapitÄ) and a SÄkyan rÄjÄ. He was a disciple of Nigaṇá¹ha NÄtaputta. |
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Dictionary of PÄli Proper Names • G.P. Malalasekera |
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