[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.c8.399 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c8.399 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c8.399 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c8.399](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c8.399) Īsāna is an older name for Rudra (Śiva).⁴ The conception of him had so far changed by the time of Buddhaghosa that in Buddhaghosa’s accounts he is given a seat near Sakka and inferior to his. Perhaps he was one of the thirty-three gods of Tāvatiṃsa.⁵ - [Previous: v1.c8.398](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c8.398) - [Next: v1.c8.400](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c8.400) - [Up: v1.c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c8.399](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c8.399) · Pramāṇa