[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) › v1.c12.120 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.120 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c12.120 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c12.120](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.120) \*\*Kaccāna\*\* or \*\*Kaccāyana\*\* is the name of a family, the Kaccānagotta.¹—A monk named Kaccānagotta is mentioned in the \*Saṃyutta Nikāya\*² as visiting the Buddha at Sāvatthi and questioning him on right view. The Buddha’s discourse on this occasion is referred to by Ānanda in a conversation with Channa.³ See also \*\*Kātiyāni.\*\* \*\*Kañcana-māṇava\*\* belonged to the Kaccānagotta.⁴ The Kaccānagotta is mentioned among the higher castes, together with Moggallāna and Vāsiṭṭha.⁵ - [Previous: v1.c12.119](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.119) - [Next: v1.c12.121](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.121) - [Up: v1.c12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.120](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.120) · Pramāṇa