Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names • G.P. Malalasekera
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Mandāravapūjaka Thera
An Arahant. In the time of Sikhī Buddha he was a devaputta, and offered the Buddha some mandārava flowers, which remained like a canopy over the Buddha’s head for seven days.
Ten world-cycles ago he was a king named Jutindhara (Ap.i.178).
He is probably identical with Usabha Thera. ThagA.i.219.