Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c7.298

v1.c7.298

Sometimes Ānanda would suggest to the Buddha a simile to be used in his discourse, e.g. the *Dhammayāna* simile⁴³; or by a simile suggest a name to be given to a discourse, e.g. the *Madhupiṇḍika Sutta*⁴⁴; or again, particularly wishing to remember a certain Sutta, he would ask the Buddha to give it a name, e.g. the *Bahudhātuka Sutta*.⁴⁵