[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.c12.2494 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.2494 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c12.2494 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c12.2494](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.2494) In the time of Padumuttara Buddha Kassapa was a learned brahmin, and having heard a monk ranked foremost in eloquence, he wished for a similar distinction and did many acts of piety towards that end. When the teachings of Kassapa Buddha were being forgotten, he, together with six others, entered the Order and lived a life of rigorous asceticism on the summit of a mountain.⁶ - [Previous: v1.c12.2493](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.2493) - [Next: v1.c12.2495](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.2495) - [Up: v1.c12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.2494](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.2494) · Pramāṇa