Belaṭṭhānika Thera untranslated

Belaṭṭhānika Thera (Belaṭṭhakāni Thera). He belonged to a Brahmin family of Sāvatthī, and, after hearing the Buddha preach, he entered the Saṅgha. While meditating in a forest tract in Kosala, he grew slothful and rough in speech. One day the Buddha, seeing his maturing insight, appeared before him in a ray of glory and admonished him with a verse. Belaṭṭhānika was filled with agitation and soon after became an Arahant.

In the time of Vipassī Buddha he was a Brahmin teacher, and, while wandering about with his pupils, he saw the Buddha and offered him seven flowers. Twenty-nine kappas ago he became king under the name of Vipulābhāsa (Thag.vs.101; Thag­a.i.205f).

He is probably identical with Campakapupphiya of the Apadāna. Ap.i.167.