[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.c14.127 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c14.127 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c14.127 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c14.127](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c14.127) Gaṇaka-Moggallāna.—A brahmin teacher of Sāvatthi. He visited the Buddha at the Pubbārāma, and the Buddha preached to him the Gaṇaka-Moggallāna Sutta, after which, it is said, he became the Buddha’s follower.¹ His name and his teaching seem to indicate that he was a mathematician. - [Previous: v1.c14.126](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c14.126) - [Next: v1.c14.128](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c14.128) - [Up: v1.c14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c14) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c14.127](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c14.127) · Pramāṇa