Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names • G.P. Malalasekera
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Madhupiṇḍīka Thera
An Arahant. In the time of Siddhattha Buddha he was a hunter, and, meeting the Buddha in the forest, he offered him a honey cake, when he arose from concentration (samādhi).
Thirty-four world-cycles ago he was king four times under the name of Sudassana, and at his birth showers of honey fell. Ap.i.136 f.