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# Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c24.1

Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c24.1

- **Language:** English

### [v1.c24.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c24.1)

Dhaja.—One of the eight brahmins who recognised the signs at the Buddha’s birth.¹ The Milindapañha² speaks of him as one of the Buddha’s first teachers.

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