[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) › v2.c26.219 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c26.219 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c26.219 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c26.219](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c26.219) His aspiration after eminence was formed in the time of \*\*Padumuttara\*\* Buddha, when he heard a disciple of that Buddha declared foremost among exhorters of nuns. He offered the Buddha a very costly robe and illuminated his bodhi-tree. In the time of \*\*Kaku-sandha\*\* Buddha he was a \*karavīka\*-bird and delighted the Buddha with his song. Later, he was a peacock, and sang three times daily at the door of a Pacceka Buddha’s cell.⁴ 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 - [Previous: v2.c26.218](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c26.218) - [Next: v2.c26.220](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c26.220) - [Up: v2.c26](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c26) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c26.219](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c26.219) · Pramāṇa