[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.c21.290 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c21.290 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c21.290 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c21.290](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c21.290) Taracchā.—The name of a clan in Ceylon. The name is totemistic. This clan was among the tribes which accompanied the Bodhi-tree to Ceylon.¹ When Aggabodhi I. set up an image of Mahinda on the bank of the Mahindaṭata, the image was carried by the Taracchā.² - [Previous: v1.c21.289](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c21.289) - [Next: v1.c21.291](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c21.291) - [Up: v1.c21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c21) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c21.290](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c21.290) · Pramāṇa