[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.c24.287 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c24.287 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c24.287 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c24.287](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c24.287) ⁴ Hiouen Thsang- (Beal. ii. 229) says that Dhammapāla was a clever youth of Kāñcipura and that the king gave him his daughter. But Dhammapāla, not wishing to marry, prayed before an image of the Buddha. The gods took him to a place far away where he was ordained by the monks. - [Previous: v1.c24.286](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c24.286) - [Next: v1.c24.288](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c24.288) - [Up: v1.c24](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c24) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c24.287](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c24.287) · Pramāṇa