[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.c27.1448 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c27.1448 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c27.1448 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c27.1448](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.1448) \*\*Pāpaka.\*\*—A monk who, believing that his name was of ill omen, wished to change it. The Buddha preached to him the Nāmasiddhi Jātaka (\*q.v.\*) to show that a name has no importance.¹ 1. Pāpaṇika Sutta.—The shopkeeper who neglects his duties at early dawn, at midday, and at eventide, does not prosper; nor does the monk who similarly neglects his duties.¹ - [Previous: v2.c27.1447](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.1447) - [Next: v2.c27.1449](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.1449) - [Up: v2.c27](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.1448](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.1448) · Pramāṇa