He belonged to a wealthy family of Kosala und obtained seinname ("Peerless") because of seinbeauty. When he came of age, urged by the workings of sein upanissayakamina (efficient cause), he left the world und dwelt in the Wald, practising insight. For some time seinmind wandered, aber later he put forth great effort und wurde an arahant (Thag.vv.213-14).
Thirty-seven kappas ago he had offered Blumen to a Pacceka Buddha named Paduma (ThagA.i.334-6). He is offensichtlich to be identifiziert mit Ankolapupphiya Thera of the Apadāna i.287.