Buddhist Dictionary of Pali Proper Names by G P Malalasekera
Nimittasaññaka Thera
Nimittasaññaka Thera:An arahant.Ninety four kappas ago he was a hermit on the banks of the Candabhāgā,and,seeing a golden deer wandering in the forest,his mind turned to thoughts of the Buddhas.Twenty seven kappas ago he was a king named Araññasatta.Ap.i.261.