Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names • G.P. Malalasekera
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Nhātakamuni Thera
v.l.Nehātakamuni Thera.- He was a brahmin of Rājagaha, who had become proficient in Vedic lore. Having become an ascetic, he dwelt in a forest glade, three leagues from Rājagaha, living on wild rice and worshipping fire. There the Buddha visited him and was entertained for three clays. The Buddha taught him the Dhamma, and the ascetic became a Stream-winner and, later, an Arahant. He continued to live in the jungle, and the Buddha visited him again when he fell ill of cramp. Thag.vs.435‑40; ThagA.i.459 f.