[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.c12.141 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.141 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c12.141 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c12.141](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.141) 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. - [Previous: v1.c12.140](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.140) - [Next: v1.c12.142](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.142) - [Up: v1.c12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.141](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.141) · Pramāṇa