[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.c22.102 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c22.102 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c22.102 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c22.102](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c22.102) Theragāthā.—The eighth book of the Khuddaka-Nikāya, a collection of poems, most of which are believed to have been composed by theras during the lifetime of the Buddha. Some poems contain life-histories of the theras, while others are pæans of joy, extolling their new-found freedom.¹ Dhammapāla wrote a commentary on the Theragāthā, as part of the Paramatthadīpanī. - [Previous: v1.c22.101](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c22.101) - [Next: v1.c22.103](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c22.103) - [Up: v1.c22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c22) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c22.102](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c22.102) · Pramāṇa