[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.c31.2597 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.2597 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c31.2597 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c31.2597](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.2597) When the Buddha descended from Tāvatiṃsa, after preaching there the Abhidhamma, he was accompanied, on the left, by Mātali, offering celestial scents, garlands and flowers.⁵ Both in the Bilārakosiya and the Suddhābhojana Jātakas (q.v.) Mātali is spoken of as the son of Suriya. Ānanda is said to have been Mātali during several lives⁶; so also Mahā Kassapa.⁷ In the Mahāsamaya Sutta,⁸ Mātali is described as a Gandhabba chief, while in the Āṭānāṭiya Sutta⁹ he is mentioned among the chief Yakkhas to be invoked by followers of the Buddha in time of need. - [Previous: v2.c31.2596](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.2596) - [Next: v2.c31.2598](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.2598) - [Up: v2.c31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.2597](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.2597) · Pramāṇa