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# Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c17.133

Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c17.133

- **Language:** English

### [v1.c17.133](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c17.133)

Chavasīsa.—A charm which gave the power of saying where a dead person was born, by tapping on his skull with one's finger-nail, even three years after death. Vaṅgīsa knew the charm.¹

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