[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.c31.1561 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.1561 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c31.1561 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c31.1561](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.1561) ¹ Vin. ii. 180 f.; DhA. i. 133; iv. 124, etc.; but according to Northern sources (Rockhill, p. 13) he was son of Dronodana; according to ThagA. (ii. 123) Ānanda was a brother (or, at least, a step-brother) of Mahānāma, for there Ānanda’s father is given as Amitodana. But see MA. i. 289, where Mahānāma’s father is called Sukkodana and Ānanda’s Amitodana. - [Previous: v2.c31.1560](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.1560) - [Next: v2.c31.1562](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.1562) - [Up: v2.c31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31) ## Cites (1) - [Cullavagga](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.vp.khandhaka.cullavagga.7.1.1.1) — Pāli --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.1561](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.1561) · Pramāṇa