[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.c31.1249 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.1249 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c31.1249 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c31.1249](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.1249) Mahāgavaccha Thera.—He was the son of Samiddhi, a brahmin of Nāḷaka in Magadha. Mahāgavaccha admired Sāriputta greatly, and on learning that he had joined the Order, he followed Sāriputta’s example, becoming an arahant in due course. - [Previous: v2.c31.1248](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.1248) - [Next: v2.c31.1250](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.1250) - [Up: v2.c31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.1249](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.1249) · Pramāṇa