[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.c7.381 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c7.381 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c7.381 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c7.381](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c7.381) Ānanda came to be known as Dhammabhaṇḍāgārika, owing to his skill in remembering the word of the Buddha; it is said that he could remember everything spoken by the Buddha, from one to sixty thousand words in the right order, and without missing one single syllable.⁸⁹ - [Previous: v1.c7.380](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c7.380) - [Next: v1.c7.382](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c7.382) - [Up: v1.c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c7.381](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c7.381) · Pramāṇa