[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) › v2.c26.1246 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c26.1246 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c26.1246 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c26.1246](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c26.1246) Nīta Thera.—He was a brahmin of Sāvatthi and joined the Order, believing that there he would find pleasure and comfort. He was lazy and indolent, but the Buddha, discerning his antecedents, admonished him, and Nīta, developing insight, became an arahant. - [Previous: v2.c26.1245](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c26.1245) - [Next: v2.c26.1247](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c26.1247) - [Up: v2.c26](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c26) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c26.1246](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c26.1246) · Pramāṇa