Gopaka
Gopaka：1．Gopaka.-A Thera．He once stayed at theKukkutārāma inPātaliputta，where he was given a set of robes．Vin.i.300.
2．Gopaka.-A king of ninety-one kappas ago； he offered kanavera-flowers to the Buddha．He was a previous birth of Kanaverapupphiya．Ap.i.182.
3．Gopaka.-A deva．He had been a Sākiyan maid of Kapilavatthu named Gopikā （Gopī），who led a virtuous life and，according to the Buddha’s teaching，had cultivated the thoughts of a man．After death she was born as a devaputta inTāvatimsa．There，when he saw monks reborn asGandhabbas，he rebuked them for having neglected their opportunities．A series of verses attributed to Gopaka are given in theSakkapañha Sutta．D.ii.271-5.