[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.c16.228 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c16.228 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c16.228 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c16.228](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c16.228) 2. \*\*Candana Thera.\*\*—He belonged to a rich family in Sāvatthi, and having heard the Buddha preach, became a sotāpanna. When a son was born to him he joined the Order and took to meditating in the forest. Later he dwelt in a charnel-field near Sāvatthi. There he was visited by his wife and child who hoped to win him back, but, seeing them from afar, he made a special effort and became an arahant, preaching to his wife as she approached.¹ - [Previous: v1.c16.227](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c16.227) - [Next: v1.c16.229](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c16.229) - [Up: v1.c16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c16) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c16.228](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c16.228) · Pramāṇa