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# Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.466

Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c12.466

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### [v1.c12.466](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.466)

2. Kaṇha.—The name of the Bodhisatta; he was born in a brahmin family and later became a sage. He is also called Kaṇha-tāpasa, and is mentioned among those the memory of whose lives caused the Buddha to smile.¹ See Kaṇha Jātaka (2).

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