[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.c14.732 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c14.732 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c14.732 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c14.732](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c14.732) The story was told in reference to Devadatta. The monks had tried to persuade him to acknowledge the Buddha as his teacher, because it was from him that he had learned the three Piṭakas and the four Jhānas. But Devadatta would not consent.¹ - [Previous: v1.c14.731](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c14.731) - [Next: v1.c14.733](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c14.733) - [Up: v1.c14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c14) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c14.732](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c14.732) · Pramāṇa