Taraṇiya Thera untranslated

Taraṇiya Thera 01. An Arahant. In a previous birth he took the Buddha and his monks across a river which was in flood. Thirteen kappas ago he became king five times under the name of Sabhogavā (Ap.i.204f).

He is probably identical with Sambhūta Thera. Thag­a.i.47.

Taraṇiya Thera 02. An Arahant. Ninety-one kappas ago he took the Vipassī Buddha and his monks across a river in a boat. Ap.i.234.

Taraṇiya Thera 03. An Arahant. Ninety-one kappas ago he built a bridge on an impassable road. Fifty-five kappas ago he was a king, Samogadha by name. Ap.i.238.

Taraṇiya Thera 04. An Arahant. In a previous birth he was a tortoise in the river Vinatā, and, seeing that Atthadassī Buddha wished to cross the river, he took him on his back. Ap.ii.428f.