Bakkula [= vyākula? Morris, JPTS 1886, 94] a demon, uttering horrible cries, a form assumed by the yakkha Ajakalāpaka, to terrify the Buddha Ud 5 (see also ākulī, where pākula is proposed for bakkula).
<b> <c c="#a00149">Bakkula</c> </b> Bākula Vakkula<br>At the age of eighty, Bakkula heard the Buddha preach and left the world. For seven days he remained unenlightened, but on the dawn of the eighth day he became an arahant. Later, the Buddha declared him to be foremost in good health. <c c="#3b6bd3">AN.i.25</c> <br>He espoused the virtue of an ascetic and withdrawn life. <c c="#3b6bd3">MN.iii.125</c> His Theragāthā verses speak of living a good life and a happy death. <c c="#3b6bd3">Thag.225–227</c> <br> <br> </deftext>
(masc, masc) name of an arahant monk