[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.c21.302 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c21.302 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c21.302 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c21.302](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c21.302) 4. Taraṇiya Thera.—An arahant. In a previous birth he was a tortoise in the river Vinatā, and, seeing that the Buddha Atthadassī wished to cross the river, he took him on his back.¹ - [Previous: v1.c21.301](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c21.301) - [Next: v1.c21.303](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c21.303) - [Up: v1.c21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c21) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c21.302](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c21.302) · Pramāṇa