[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.c8.159 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c8.159 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c8.159 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c8.159](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c8.159) \*\*Indasamānagotta.\*\*—A hermit who lived, with a large number of other anchorites, in the Himālaya. He had a young elephant which he had reared; being headstrong and rough in speech, he would not listen to the warning of his teacher, the Bodhisatta, that it was dangerous to have such a pet. Once while the hermits were away the elephant was seized with a frenzy, and when his master returned it killed him.¹ - [Previous: v1.c8.158](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c8.158) - [Next: v1.c8.160](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c8.160) - [Up: v1.c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c8.159](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c8.159) · Pramāṇa