[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.c31.1408 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.1408 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c31.1408 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c31.1408](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.1408) 4. Mahādatta.—A senāpati. He was a follower of the brāhmaṇas, and at the moment of his death he saw before him a picture of hell. The brahmins who were round him asked him what he saw, and he said that he saw a house blood-red in colour. They assured him that that was the Brahma-world, but after death he was born in hell.¹ - [Previous: v2.c31.1407](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.1407) - [Next: v2.c31.1409](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.1409) - [Up: v2.c31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.1408](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.1408) · Pramāṇa