[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.c26.173 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c26.173 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c26.173 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c26.173](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c26.173) 13. Nanda.—Generally known as Nanda Vaccha. Mentioned in a list of well-known leaders of the Ājīvakas. They were declared by Pūraṇa Kassapa, in his classification of the \*chalabhijātas\*, to be \*parama-sukkābhijātas\*.¹ There seems to be some uncertainty as to Nanda’s name. The list in which the name occurs runs as follows: Nanda Vaccho, Kiso Saṅkicco, Makkhali Gosālo. The Sutta Nipāta Commentary² seems to treat Nanda and Vaccha as two distinct persons. The Majjhima Commentary,³ however, says that Nanda was his personal name and Vaccha that of his gotta. - [Previous: v2.c26.172](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c26.172) - [Next: v2.c26.174](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c26.174) - [Up: v2.c26](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c26) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c26.173](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c26.173) · Pramāṇa