Nehātakamuni Thera
Nehātakamuni Thera:He was a brahmin of Rājagaha,who had become proficient in Vedic lore.Having become an ascetic,he dwelt in a forest glade,three leagues from Rājagaha,living on wild rice and worshipping fire.There the Buddha visited him and was entertained for three clays.The Buddha taught him the Doctrine,and the ascetic became a sotāpanna and,later,an arahant.He continued to live in the jungle,and the Buddha visited him again when he fell ill of cramp.Thag.vs.435 40; ThagA.i.459 f.