[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.c12.708 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.708 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c12.708 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c12.708](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.708) 5. Kapila.—A sinful monk who lived in a village near Kosambi. He was the friend of Paṇḍaka (q.v.).¹ 6. Kapila.—The \*Majjhima Commentary\*¹ has a reference to a monk named Kapila, who, because of his greed for possessions, is described as having been reborn with a flaming \*saṅghāṭi\*-robe (\*saṅghāṭi pi ādittā hoti\*). This probably refers to a monk mentioned in the \*Pārājikā\*,² who was reborn as a peta and who could be seen going through the air with his robe aflame. - [Previous: v1.c12.707](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.707) - [Next: v1.c12.709](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.709) - [Up: v1.c12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.708](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.708) · Pramāṇa