[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.c7.279 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c7.279 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c7.279 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c7.279](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c7.279) Ānanda was often consulted by colleagues on their various difficulties. Thus we find Vaṅgīsa²⁶ confiding to him his restlessness at the sight of women and asking for his advice. Among others who came to him with questions on various doctrinal matters were Kāmabhū,²⁷ Udāyī,²⁸ Channa,²⁹ and Bhadda.³⁰ Nor were these consultations confined to his fellow-monks, for we find the brahmins Ghosita³¹ and Uṇṇābha,³² the Licchavis Abhaya and Paṇḍitakumāraka,³³ the paribbājakas Channa³⁴ and Kokanuda,³⁵ the upāsikā Migasālā,³⁶ a householder of Kosambi³⁷ and Pasenadi Kosala,³⁸ all coming to him for enlightenment and instruction. Sometimes the monks, having heard a brief sermon from the Buddha, would seek out Ānanda to obtain from him a more detailed exposition, for he had the reputation of being able to expound the Dhamma.³⁹ - [Previous: v1.c7.278](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c7.278) - [Next: v1.c7.280](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c7.280) - [Up: v1.c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c7.279](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c7.279) · Pramāṇa