Bhagu Thera untranslated

Bhagu Thera. He was born in a Sākiyan family, and having left the world with his clansmen Anuruddha and Kimbila, he dwelt in the village of Bākaloṇa. One day, having left his cell in order to drive away his drowsiness, he fell as he was stepping on to the terrace, and, urged thereby to further effort, he accomplished self-mastery and won Arahant-ship. Later, when he was living in the bliss of fruition, the Buddha came to congratulate him on his solitude. Thag.vss.271-4; Thag­a.i.380f.; cf. MN.iii.155; Vin.i.350, ii.182; Dhp­a.i.56, 133; Ja.i.140, iii.489; Mil.107.

It is said that, on this occasion, the Buddha, after his meal, preached to Bhagu for a whole day and a whole night (SN­a.ii.222; this sermon is referred to as the Kilesiyasutta). The next day Bhagu accompanied the Buddha on his alms round, and turned back when the Buddha proceeded to Pācīnavaṁsamigadāya to see Anuruddha and the others.

In the time of Padumuttara Buddha, Bhagu, was a householder, and, after the Buddha’s death, offered flowers to his relics. As a result he was born among the Nimmānaratī gods (Thag­a.i.380). He is probably identical with Jātipupphiya of the Apadāna (Ap.ii.405f).

A monk named Bhagu is mentioned (Vin.i.300) as staying with Jātipupphiya at the Kukkuṭārāma in Pāṭaliputta, but he is probably a different person.