Buddhist Dictionary of Pali Proper Names by G P Malalasekera
Pupphathūpiya Thera
Pupphathūpiya Thera:An arahant.In the time of Vipassī Buddha he was a brahmin ascetic on Kukkurapabbata with a large number of disciples.Hearing of the Buddha’s appearance in the world,he wished to visit him,but fell ill on the way.He thereupon erected a thūpa of flowers in the Buddha’s name and died soon after.
Forty four kappas ago he was king sixteen times under the name of Aggisama,and thirty-eight times under that of Ghatāsana.Ap.i.155f.