[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.c36.3756 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c36.3756 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c36.3756 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c36.3756](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.3756) Suddhika-Bhāradvāja.—A brahmin who visited the Buddha at Jetavana and stated that a man can be purified only by knowledge of the Vedas. The Buddha answered that it is not knowledge of runes, but the purity of heart of a man, which is important, of a man who has put forth effort to win supreme purity of conduct.¹ Buddhaghosa says² that the brahmin was called Suddhika to distinguish him from other Bhāradvājas by the nature of his enquiry. - [Previous: v2.c36.3755](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.3755) - [Next: v2.c36.3757](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.3757) - [Up: v2.c36](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.3756](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.3756) · Pramāṇa