[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.c8.71 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c8.71 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c8.71 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c8.71](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c8.71) The name is also given as that of the ninety-one sons of Virūḷha, king of the Kumbhaṇḍas²; of Virūpakkha, king of the Nāgas³; and of Kuvera, king of the Yakkhas.⁴ Further on in the same sutta, Inda is mentioned with Soma, Varuṇa and others as a Yakkha, to whom appeal should be made by disciples of the Buddha when needing protection.⁵ In the Mahā Samaya Sutta,⁶ also, Inda is mentioned as the name of the Sons of the Regent Gods of the Four Quarters. - [Previous: v1.c8.70](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c8.70) - [Next: v1.c8.72](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c8.72) - [Up: v1.c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c8.71](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c8.71) · Pramāṇa