[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.c12.1669 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.1669 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c12.1669 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c12.1669](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.1669) 2. Kāḷadevala.—An ascetic, friend and counsellor of Suddhodana.¹ See Asita (1). He was a frequent visitor at the palace, and the Buddha’s mother always took the precepts from him until she conceived the Buddha.² - [Previous: v1.c12.1668](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.1668) - [Next: v1.c12.1670](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.1670) - [Up: v1.c12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.1669](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.1669) · Pramāṇa