[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.c7.640 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c7.640 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c7.640 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c7.640](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c7.640) 1. Āyatana Sutta.—Once when the Buddha was staying in the Kūṭāgārasālā in Vesāli, he preached to the monks a sermon on the six spheres of contact (saḷāyatana). The monks listened with rapt attention until Māra, making a terrible din, disturbed their peace of mind. The Buddha admonished the monks not to be led away by Māra, and the latter, discomfited, disappeared.¹ - [Previous: v1.c7.639](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c7.639) - [Next: v1.c7.641](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c7.641) - [Up: v1.c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c7.640](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c7.640) · Pramāṇa