[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.c7.822 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c7.822 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c7.822 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c7.822](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c7.822) The books mention little else about Āḷāra. The \*Mahā Parinibbāna Sutta\*⁵ mentions a Mallian, Pukkusa, who says he had been Āḷāra’s disciple, but who, when he hears the Buddha’s sermon, confesses faith in the Buddha. Pukkusa describes Āḷāra to the Buddha as one who practised great concentration. Once Āḷāra was sitting in the open air and neither saw nor heard five hundred passing carts though he was awake and conscious. - [Previous: v1.c7.821](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c7.821) - [Next: v1.c7.823](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c7.823) - [Up: v1.c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c7) ## Cites (1) - [Mahāparinibbānasutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.16) — Pāli --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c7.822](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c7.822) · Pramāṇa