An arahant. In der Zeit von Vipassī Buddha he was a brahmin ascetic on Kukkurapabbata mit a large number of disciples. Hearing of the Buddha's appearance in the world, he wished to visit him, but fell ill on the way. He thereupon erected a thūpa of flowers in the Buddha's name und died soon after.
Forty four kappas ago he was König sixteen times under the name of Aggisama, und thirty-eight times under that of Ghatāsana. Ap.i.155f.