[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.c35.532 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c35.532 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c35.532 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c35.532](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35.532) 15. Varuna.—A Nāga-king in the time of Anomadassī Buddha, a previous birth of Mahāmoggallāna. He played music to the Buddha and entertained him in his abode.¹ 16. Varuṇa.—An ascetic who, together with the hunter Sura, discovered intoxicating liquor. This came to be called Vāruṇī.¹ - [Previous: v2.c35.531](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35.531) - [Next: v2.c35.533](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35.533) - [Up: v2.c35](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35.532](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35.532) · Pramāṇa