Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c6.3157

v1.c6.3157

It has sometimes been suggested that Avanti was the home of modern Pāli.²⁰ It has further been suggested that the Avanti school of monks—founded by Mahā Kaccāna, who was considered the greatest analytical exponent of the Buddha’s time—living in comparative isolation (as seen above) on account of difficulty of access,²¹ and laying special stress on *dhutavāda* practices²²—developed branches of knowledge dealing mainly with grammar and doctrinal interpretation by ways of exegetical analysis. The Pāli grammar ascribed to Kaccāyana and the *Netti-ppakaraṇa* were both works of this school.²³