[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.c6.2748 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c6.2748 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c6.2748 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c6.2748](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.2748) Araka Jātaka (No. 169).—The Bodhisatta was once born in a brahmin's family and was named Araka; when he grew up he embraced the religious life and lived in the Himālaya as a teacher with a large following. He taught his pupils the value of the four brahmavihāras. After his death he was born in the Brahma-world and remained there for seven æons. - [Previous: v1.c6.2747](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.2747) - [Next: v1.c6.2749](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.2749) - [Up: v1.c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.2748](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.2748) · Pramāṇa