Nāgita Thera untranslated

Nāgita Thera 01. An Arahant. He belonged to a Sākiyan family in Kapilavatthu and entered the Saṅgha after hearing the preaching of the Madhupiṇḍikasutta.

In the time of Padumuttara Buddha he was a Brahmin, named Nārada, and uttered three stanzas in praise of the Buddha. He was once a king named Sumitta (Thag.vs.86; Thag­a.i.183f). He is probably identical with Atthasandassaka of the Apadāna (Ap.i.169).

Nāgita Thera 02. For some time the personal attendant of Gotama Buddha (DN.i.151; DN­a.i.310; AN.iii.31, 341; iv.341; Ja.iv.95, etc.). He was the maternal uncle of the novice Sīha, who is said to have addressed him by the name of Kassapa, his gotta name. He was fat and, therefore, lazy; he got most of his work done by Sīha.

Nāgita Thera 03. A Thera of Ceylon, author of the Saddasāraṭṭhajālinī. Gv.p.74; Svd.vs.1249.