Rājadatta Thera untranslated

Rājadatta Thera. An Arahant. He belonged to a caravan leader’s family of Sāvatthī, and was so-called because he was born through the favour of Vessavaṇa. When he came of age he took a caravan of five hundred carts to Rājagaha. Then, having squandered all his money, he went to Veḷuvana, and, after hearing the Buddha preach, entered the Saṅgha and lived in a charnel field. While wandering about, he saw the mangled body of a murdered courtesan and only with a great effort saved himself from distraction of mind. Later, he induced jhāna and won Arahant-ship.

Fourteen kappas ago he had seen a Pacceka Buddha at the foot of a tree and had given him an ambāṭaka (mango?) fruit (Thag. vss. 315-19; Thag­a.i.402f). He is probably identical with Ambāṭaka Thera. Ap.i.394.