Saparivāracchattadāyaka Thera untranslated

Saparivāracchattadāyaka Thera. An Arahant. He heard Padumuttara Buddha preach, and, opening a parasol, threw it up into the air. It stood above the Buddha. The Elder joined the Saṅgha at the age of seven, and on the day of his ordination, Sunanda, a Brahmin, held a parasol over him. Sāriputta saw this and expressed his joy. Ap.i.265f.