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# Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c34.23

Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c34.23

- **Language:** English

### [v2.c34.23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c34.23)

2. Lakkhaṇa.—One of the eight brahmins who recognized the auspicious signs at the birth of the Buddha.¹ The Milinda² speaks of him as one of the Buddha’s first teachers.

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