Pālita untranslated

Pālita 01. (Pālika). Nephew of Cakkhupāla. When Cūḷa Pāla, brother of Cakkhupāla, heard of the latter’s blindness, he sent Pālita to fetch him, and, in order to protect him from danger on the way, had him ordained before he set forth. While returning with Cakkhupāla, Pālita heard the song of a woman collecting firewood, and, making some excuse, left Cakkhupāla and had intimacy with her. When Cakkhupāla heard what had happened, he refused to go any farther with him. Thag­a.i.197f.

Pālita 02. A rājakumāra of Sumaṅgala city. He and his friend, Sabbadassī, son of the chaplain, visited Piyadassī Buddha and entertained him for seven days, after which they entered the Saṅgha, becoming Arahants in due time. Later, they became the chief disciples of Piyadassī Buddha. Bv.xiv.20; Bv­a.176; Ja.i.39.

Pālita 03. The constant attendant of Maṅgala Buddha. Bv.iv.23; Ja.i.34.

Pālita 04. A Nāga king in the time of Padumuttara Buddha, a previous birth of Rāhula (q.v.). SN­a.iii.26; MN­a.ii.722,1023; but see Snp­a.i.341, where he is called Saṅkha. At AN­a.i.143 his name is given as Paṭhavindhara.