[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.c31.1672 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.1672 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c31.1672 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c31.1672](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.1672) Mahāpajāpatī was so called because, at her birth, augerers prophesied that she would have a large following; Gotamī was her gotta-name.¹¹ - [Previous: v2.c31.1671](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.1671) - [Next: v2.c31.1673](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.1673) - [Up: v2.c31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.1672](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.1672) · Pramāṇa