[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.c26.252 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c26.252 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c26.252 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c26.252](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c26.252) 3. Nandaka.—A yakkha. One day, while travelling through the air with his friend, he saw Sāriputta sitting in samādhi, his head newly shaved. Ignoring his friend’s warning, Nandaka knocked Sāriputta on the head; the former immediately fell down, his body aflame, and was swallowed up in hell.¹ - [Previous: v2.c26.251](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c26.251) - [Next: v2.c26.253](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c26.253) - [Up: v2.c26](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c26) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c26.252](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c26.252) · Pramāṇa