Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c7.827
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c7.827
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According to Buddhaghosa,⁸ Bharaṇḍu Kālāma was a disciple of Āḷāra at the same time as Gotama and is therefore described as the Buddha's purāṇa-sabrahmacārī.⁹ Buddhaghosa further tells us¹⁰ that in Āḷāra Kālāma, Āḷāra was his personal name. He was so called because he was dīgha-piṅgala (long and tawny).