[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Dictionary of Pali Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937) › v1.c12.1427 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.1427 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c12.1427 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c12.1427](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.1427) She was called Kāṇā because she was so beautiful that those who saw her became blind with passion for her (\*ye ye taṃ passanti, te te rāgena kāṇā honti\*).³ - [Previous: v1.c12.1426](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.1426) - [Next: v1.c12.1428](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.1428) - [Up: v1.c12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.1427](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.1427) · Pramāṇa