Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.141
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c12.141
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Kaccāyana Thera.—Author of the Kaccāyanavyākaraṇa (q.v.), the oldest of the Pāli grammars extant. Orthodox tradition identifies him with Mahā Kaccāna. He was probably a South Indian and belonged to the Avanti school founded by Mahā Kaccāna.¹ He was, perhaps, also the author of the Nettippakaraṇa (q.v.). Kaccāyana probably belongs to the fifth or sixth century A.D.