[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mehta-chandra-1970) › v1.c5.s20.173 # Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v1.c5.s20.173 Prakrit Proper Names (Āgamic Index I) v1.c5.s20.173 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c5.s20.173](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mehta-chandra-1970.v1.c5.s20.173) Pamsukālia (Pāṃśukūlika) A class of ascetics¹ They seem to be wearing clothes made of rags collected out of dust heaps This practice was prevalent among the Buddhist monks 1 A C p 257 - [Previous: v1.c5.s20.172](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mehta-chandra-1970.v1.c5.s20.172) - [Next: v1.c5.s20.174](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mehta-chandra-1970.v1.c5.s20.174) - [Up: v1.c5.s20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mehta-chandra-1970.v1.c5.s20) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mehta-chandra-1970.v1.c5.s20.173](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mehta-chandra-1970.v1.c5.s20.173) · Pramāṇa