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# Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c23.554

Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c23.554

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### [v1.c23.554](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c23.554)

Dīghalaṭṭhi.—A devaputta who once visited the Buddha at the Kaḷanda-kanivāpa in Veḷuvana and spoke a verse.¹ The Commentary² says that Dīghalaṭṭhi (long-stick) was his nickname, referring to his great height while on earth.

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