[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.c31.110 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.110 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c31.110 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c31.110](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.110) The people of Aṅga and Magadha were in the habit of holding a great annual sacrifice to Māha Brahmā in which a fire was kindled with sixty cartloads of firewood. They held the view that anything cast into the sacrificial fire would bring a thousandfold reward.²² Magadha was famous for a special kind of garlic²³ and the Magadha \*nāla\* was a standard of measure.²⁴ - [Previous: v2.c31.109](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.109) - [Next: v2.c31.111](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.111) - [Up: v2.c31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.110](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.110) · Pramāṇa