[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.c29.971 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c29.971 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c29.971 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c29.971](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c29.971) 2. \*\*Brahmadeva.\*\*—A khattiya of Hamsavatī to whom Tissa Buddha preached his first sermon.¹ He later became the Buddha’s chief disciple.² - [Previous: v2.c29.970](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c29.970) - [Next: v2.c29.972](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c29.972) - [Up: v2.c29](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c29) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c29.971](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c29.971) · Pramāṇa