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# Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c36.5221

Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c36.5221

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### [v2.c36.5221](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.5221)

Sodhana.—The elder brother of Kapila, who later became Kapila-maccha (q.v.). His mother was Sādhinī and his sister Tāpanā. He entered the Order with Kapila, in the time of Kassapa Buddha, and lived in the forest, engaged in meditation, attaining arahantship soon after.¹

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