[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.c27.193 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c27.193 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c27.193 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c27.193](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.193) Pañcacūlaka.—The name of Sanaṅkumāra when he was born as a human in a former birth. He practised the jhāna, and having died in that state, was born in the brahma-world.¹ More probably, Pañcacūlaka here is not a name but a description meaning “while he was yet a lad with his hair tied in five knots.” - [Previous: v2.c27.192](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.192) - [Next: v2.c27.194](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.194) - [Up: v2.c27](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.193](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.193) · Pramāṇa