[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.c36.3432 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c36.3432 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c36.3432 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c36.3432](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.3432) It is said² that Suciloma was a lay follower of Kassapa Buddha and used to visit the vihāra eight times a month to hear the Dhamma. One day, when he heard the gong announcing the preaching, he was working in a field near the vihāra, and thinking he would be late if he stayed to wash, he entered the uposatha-hall, where he lay on a very costly rug. As a result of this action, the hairs of his body resembled needles—hence his name. At the end of the Buddha's sermon Suciloma became a sotāpanna. - [Previous: v2.c36.3431](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.3431) - [Next: v2.c36.3433](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.3433) - [Up: v2.c36](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.3432](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.3432) · Pramāṇa