[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.c35.327 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c35.327 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c35.327 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c35.327](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35.327) Vaṇṇakāraka Thera.—An arahant. Thirty-one kappas ago he was a painter (vaṇṇakāra) in Aruṇavatī and painted the drapery of the Buddha’s cetiya. Twenty-three kappas ago he was a king named Candūpama.¹ - [Previous: v2.c35.326](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35.326) - [Next: v2.c35.328](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35.328) - [Up: v2.c35](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35.327](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35.327) · Pramāṇa