A younger brother of Dhammāsoka und a lay pupil of Giridatta Thera. One day he saw grey hairs on his head as he was being dressed und, seated as he was, he became a sotāpanna. Later he entered the Order und became an arahant.
In der Zeit von Siddhattha Buddha he was a brahmin, skilled in various branches of learning, und later became an ascetic. On his way to see the Buddha he died, und was reborn in the deva world. (ThagA.i.295f.; two verses attributed to him are given in Thag.169 70). He is probably identical mit Buddhasaññaka Thera of the Apadāna. Ap.ii.419f.; cf. Dvy.366f.