Upaddhadussadāyaka Thera

An arahant. In the time of Padumuttara Buddha, he had been a labourer, and seeing a monk, named Sujāta, looking for rags for a robe, he gave him half the garment he wore. As a result he became king of the gods thirty-three times and king of men seventy-seven times. Ap.ii.436f.

Dictionary of Pali Proper Names, G P Malalasekera (1899-1973), which is available as printed version from