[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.c6.3659 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c6.3659 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c6.3659 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c6.3659](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.3659) Assalāyana is probably to be identified with the father of Mahākoṭṭhita, (q.v.), his wife being Candavati. There is, however, one difficulty connected with this theory: Mahākoṭṭhita says that he was won over to the faith after hearing the same sermon of the Buddha as converted his father (yadā me pitaram Buddho vinayī sabbasuddhiyā).³ It is unlikely, if the identification be correct, that this refers to the Assalāyana Sutta, because at the time of that Sutta, Assalāyana was only sixteen years old; but there exists no record of any other sutta preached to Assalāyana, dealing with “sabbasuddhi.” - [Previous: v1.c6.3658](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.3658) - [Next: v1.c6.3660](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.3660) - [Up: v1.c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.3659](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c6.3659) · Pramāṇa