[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.c12.567 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.567 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c12.567 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c12.567](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.567) It has sometimes been suggested⁴ that Asoka’s Rock Edict IX. has been influenced by the Kathāvatthu. The therī \*\*Khemā\*\*, chief of the Buddha’s women disciples, describes herself as being “Kathāvatthu-visāradā,”⁵ thus strengthening the theory that the Kathāvatthu was known already in the Buddha’s time. - [Previous: v1.c12.566](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.566) - [Next: v1.c12.568](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.568) - [Up: v1.c12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.567](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.567) · Pramāṇa