[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.c23.1018 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c23.1018 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c23.1018 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c23.1018](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c23.1018) 4. Devala.—An ascetic in Himavā. He lived before the time of Padumuttara Buddha, who was yet in Tusita, but realizing in his mind the qualities of previous Buddhas, Devala built a cetiya on the bank of a river and made offerings to it in the name of the Buddha. Later, he was born in the Brahma-world. He was a previous birth of Sirimatthera (Puḷinuppādaka).¹ - [Previous: v1.c23.1017](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c23.1017) - [Next: v1.c23.1019](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c23.1019) - [Up: v1.c23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c23) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c23.1018](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c23.1018) · Pramāṇa