Buddhist Dictionary of Pali Proper Names by G P Malalasekera
āvopupphiya thera
āvopupphiya Thera:An arahant.He heard Sikhī Buddha preach and, being pleased with the sermon,threw a heap of flowers into the sky,above the Buddha,as an offering to him.Twenty kappas ago he became a king under the name of Sumedha (Ap.i.112).