[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.c24.269 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c24.269 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c24.269 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c24.269](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c24.269) 1. Dhammapāla Thera.—An arahant. He was a brahmin of Avanti and studied in Takkasilā. While returning from there after completing his studies, he saw a monk dwelling apart and, having heard the Dhamma from him, entered the Order and became an arahant. We are told that one day, while meditating, he saw two novices climbing a tree in the vihāra to pick flowers. The bough broke and they fell, but he, with his iddhi-power, caught them and put them down unhurt. - [Previous: v1.c24.268](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c24.268) - [Next: v1.c24.270](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c24.270) - [Up: v1.c24](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c24) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c24.269](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c24.269) · Pramāṇa