[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.c31.2044 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.2044 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c31.2044 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c31.2044](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.2044) Buddhaghosa explains² that the Buddha raised the point of body and soul, because he knew that Mahāli harboured the heretical belief that a soul exists and that it has form. - [Previous: v2.c31.2043](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.2043) - [Next: v2.c31.2045](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.2045) - [Up: v2.c31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.2044](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.2044) · Pramāṇa