[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.c6.2661 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c6.2661 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c6.2661 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c6.2661](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.2661) Ambasāmanera.—Name of Silākāla. When he was a novice in the Order, at Bodhimanda Vihāra, he fulfilled his duties to the community with zeal and skill. Once he presented a mango-fruit to the Saṅgha, and the monks, being pleased, gave him this name.¹ - [Previous: v1.c6.2660](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.2660) - [Next: v1.c6.2662](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.2662) - [Up: v1.c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.2661](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.2661) · Pramāṇa