[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.c7.827 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c7.827 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c7.827 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c7.827](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c7.827) 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). - [Previous: v1.c7.826](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c7.826) - [Next: v1.c7.828](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c7.828) - [Up: v1.c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c7.827](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c7.827) · Pramāṇa