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# Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c26.197

Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c26.197

- **Language:** English

### [v2.c26.197](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c26.197)

21. Nanda.—There were once two butchers named Nanda. One day they killed a cow, and the younger asked that he might take the head and the tail as he had many children. The elder refused and was killed by the other. But the murderer had no peace of mind thereafter, and, on his death, was born in hell.¹ 22. Nanda.—A distinguished monk in the time of Parakkamabāhu I. He lived in the Selantara monastery, and was appointed Head of the three fraternities in Rohaṇa.¹

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