[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.c24.228 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c24.228 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c24.228 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c24.228](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c24.228) 2. Dhammadinna.—An eminent lay-follower of the Buddha. He once came with five hundred upāsakas to the Buddha at Isipatana and asked him to give them a lesson which might profit them, for, said he, it is difficult for a householder encumbered with a family and the luxuries of household life to comprehend the Buddha’s teachings in their fulness. The Buddha answers that they should practise the four limbs of sotāpatti: loyalty to the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Saṅgha, and the cultivation of Ariyan virtues. Dhammadinna answers that they already possess these limbs. The Buddha then expresses his great satisfaction.¹ - [Previous: v1.c24.227](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c24.227) - [Next: v1.c24.229](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c24.229) - [Up: v1.c24](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c24) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c24.228](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c24.228) · Pramāṇa