[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.c27.1538 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c27.1538 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c27.1538 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c27.1538](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.1538) Pārupaṇā.—The name given to one of the two parties of disputants in a controversy which arose in Burma in the eighteenth century, regarding the manner in which the robe should be draped by Buddhist monks. The Pārupaṇas held that both shoulders should be covered, while their opponents, the Ekamsikas, maintained that it was sufficient to drape one shoulder.¹ - [Previous: v2.c27.1537](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.1537) - [Next: v2.c27.1539](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.1539) - [Up: v2.c27](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.1538](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.1538) · Pramāṇa