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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 kappas 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 kappas ago he gave some bilāli tubers to a recluse at the foot of the mountain Romasa. Ap.i.232. Updated: 15 September 2011 http://What-Buddha-Said.net/library/DPPN/b/bilaalidaayaka_th.htm |
