[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.1831 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1831 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1831 - **Language:** English ### [c5.1831](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1831) TĀMRA-PARNA, TĀMRA-PARNĪ. Ceylon, the ancient Taprobane. There was a town in the island called Tāmra-parnī, from which the whole island has been called by that name. - [Previous: c5.1830](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1830) - [Next: c5.1832](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1832) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1831](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1831) · Pramāṇa