[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.c16.679 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c16.679 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c16.679 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c16.679](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c16.679) Cīna.—The Pāli name of China. It is several times mentioned in the Milindapañha,¹ once as a place where ships congregate.² Nāgasena speaks³ of a contemporary Cīnarājā who could charm the ocean by an Act of Truth and could enter the ocean to a distance of one league in his chariot drawn by lions, the waves rolling back at his approach. The Apadāna⁴ speaks of the Cīnaraṭṭha in a list of countries and tribes. The Commentaries⁵ speak of the softness of Chinese silk (Cīnapaṭa). - [Previous: v1.c16.678](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c16.678) - [Next: v1.c16.680](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c16.680) - [Up: v1.c16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c16) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c16.679](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c16.679) · Pramāṇa