[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.c12.3262 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.3262 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c12.3262 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c12.3262](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.3262) On the day of the Buddha’s birth a shower of gold fell all over Jambudīpa, hence he was called Kaṇakāgamana, Koṇāgamana being a corrupt form of that word.³ - [Previous: v1.c12.3261](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.3261) - [Next: v1.c12.3263](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.3263) - [Up: v1.c12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.3262](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.3262) · Pramāṇa