vajjiputta

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of dwelling alone in the forest. Thag.62 Vajjiputta’s story is given in the Saṃyutta. SN.i.201f.

A Vajjiputta, perhaps the same person, has another verse that encourages a certain “Gotama” to meditate in the forest. Thag.119 In the Saṃyutta SN.i.199 the same verse is attributed to a forest deva who wished to agitate Ānanda.