[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.c37.264 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c37.264 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c37.264 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c37.264](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c37.264) \*\*Huhuṅka.\*\*—The descriptive name of a brahmin who visited the Buddha at the \*\*Ajapālanigrodha\*\* seven days after his Enlightenment and asked him questions regarding the true brahmin. The Buddha explained the matter, but made no impression on him.¹ \*\*Buddhaghosa\*\* explains that the brahmin was a diṭṭhamaṅgalika, filled with haughtiness and wrath, and went about uttering the sound "hu-hum"—hence his name. - [Previous: v2.c37.263](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c37.263) - [Next: v2.c37.265](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c37.265) - [Up: v2.c37](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c37) ## Cites (3) - [Mahāvagga](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.vp.khandhaka.mahavagga.1.1.3.1) — Pāli - [Udāna](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.udana.1.4) — Pāli - [Mahāvastu](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.avadana.buddhacarita-works.mahavastu) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c37.264](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c37.264) · Pramāṇa