Pārāsariya untranslated

Pārāsariya 01. v.l. Pārāpariya. Pārāsariya Thera. A Brahmin of Rājagaha, expert in the three Vedas. He belonged to the family of Pārāsara, hence his name. He was a teacher of many Brahmins up to the time of his witnessing the miracles attending the Buddha’s visit to Rājagaha. Thereupon he joined the Saṅgha and shortly after became an Arahant.

In the time of Piyadassī Buddha he was a hunter, and while hunting in the forest, he saw the Buddha in meditation, and erected a hut over him, covering it with lilies. For seven days he renewed the supply of flowers. On the seventh day a large concourse of humans and Devas assembled to hear the Buddha preach. The hunter listened to the sermon, and was born after death in the Deva world (Thag.vs.116; Thag­a.i.229 ff). He is probably identical with Padumakūṭāgāriya of the Apadāna (Ap.i.326ff).

Pārāsariya 02. A Brahmin teacher mentioned in the Indriyabhāvanāsutta. He is said, by his pupil Uttara, to have taught that those who have developed their indriyas could neither see forms with their eyes nor hear sounds with their ears (MN.iii.298). He is perhaps identical with Pārāpariya Thera.

Pārāsariya 03. A Brahmin teacher of Takkasilā, mentioned in the Cūḷa Nandiyajātaka. Ja.ii.202.

Pārāsariya 04. The Bodhisatta born as a teacher of Takkasilā (Ja.iii.160). His family name was Pārāsariya (Ibid., 161). For details see the Dhonasākhajātaka (Ja 353).