[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.c6.339 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c6.339 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c6.339 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c6.339](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.339) Aṅgika Sutta.—On the development of the fivefold Ariyan Samādhi.¹ 1. Aṅgirasa (v.l. Aṅgīrasa).—A name applied to the Buddha several times in the Piṭakas.¹ In the Commentaries three etymologies are given: Buddhaghosa says that “it means emitting rays of various hues from the body,” and that the word is therefore applicable to all Buddhas alike.² Dhammapāla adds that it signifies being possessed of attainments such as virtue, and also that according to some, Aṅgirasa was a personal name given by the Buddha’s father in addition to Siddhattha.³ It is, however, well-known that, according to Vedic tradition, the Gautamas belong to the Aṅgirasa tribe⁴; the word, as applied to the Buddha, therefore, is probably a patronymic, in which case we have another example of a Kṣatriya tribe laying claim to a brahmin gotra.⁵ - [Previous: v1.c6.338](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.338) - [Next: v1.c6.340](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.340) - [Up: v1.c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6) ## Linked texts (1) - [Aṅguttaranikāya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.anguttara) — Pāli --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.339](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.339) · Pramāṇa