[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.c36.5246 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c36.5246 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c36.5246 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c36.5246](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.5246) Sopāka had been a brahmin in the time of Siddhattha Buddha, expert in the Vedas. He later became an ascetic and lived on a mountain. The Buddha, foreseeing his imminent death, visited him. The brahmin spread for him a seat of flowers. The Buddha preached to him on impermanence and left through the air.¹ - [Previous: v2.c36.5245](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.5245) - [Next: v2.c36.5247](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.5247) - [Up: v2.c36](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.5246](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.5246) · Pramāṇa