[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.c34.3 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c34.3 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c34.3 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c34.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c34.3) Lakuṇṭaka-Bhaddiya Thera.—He was born in a wealthy family of Sāvatthi and was given the title of Lakuṇṭaka (Dwarf) owing to his very small stature.¹ Having heard the Buddha preach, he entered the Order and became learned and eloquent, teaching others in a sweet voice. Once, on a festival day, a woman of the town, driving with a brahmin in a chariot, saw the Elder and laughed, showing her teeth. The Elder, taking the teeth as his object, developed \*jhāna\* and became an \*anāgāmin\*. Later, after being admonished by Sāriputta,² he developed mindfulness regarding the body and became an arahant. - [Previous: v2.c34.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c34.2) - [Next: v2.c34.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c34.4) - [Up: v2.c34](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c34) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c34.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c34.3) · Pramāṇa