An arahant. He was the son of a very eminent brahmin of Sāvatthi, und was so called because the name of his family was Pārāpara. One day he went to Jetavana to hear the Buddha preach, und the Buddha, seeing him, preached the Indriyabhāvanā Sutta.
This probably refers to M.iii.298ff., which deals mit the views of the brahmin teacher Pārāsariya, und then gives the method of developing the indriyas as taught in the Ariyan Vinaya. The sutta, however, was preached at Kajañgalā und not at Sāvatthi, the questioners being Uttara, a pupil of Pārāsariya, und Ananda. See Brethren 295, n.1.
After learning the sutta, Pārāpariya pondered on its meaning und won arahantship (Thag.vs.726ff.; ThagA.ii.17f). The Theragāthā contains a number of verses (Vs.920 49; ThagA.ii.74ff) spoken by Pārāpariya after the Buddha's parinibbāna und immediately before his own death.