[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.c6.2782 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c6.2782 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c6.2782 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c6.2782](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.2782) Araññavāsī Nikāya.—A group of monks in Ceylon who seem to have spent most of their time in solitary spots engaged in meditation. They owed allegiance to the Mahāvihāra. They are first heard of in the sixth century when, in the reign of Aggabodhi II., the King of Kalinga came over to Ceylon and joined the Order under the famous Elder Jotipāla. This fraternity seems to have been closely associated with the Buddhists of Kalinga. Among famous scholars belonging to it were: Ānanda Vanaratanatissa, Vedeha, Coḷa Buddhappiya, Culla Dhammapāla, Medhaṅkara, his pupil Ānanda and Siddhattha. - [Previous: v1.c6.2781](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.2781) - [Next: v1.c6.2783](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.2783) - [Up: v1.c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.2782](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.2782) · Pramāṇa