[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.c35.700 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c35.700 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c35.700 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c35.700](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35.700) 1. Vassakāra Sutta.—Vassakāra visits the Buddha at Veḷuvana and tells him that, among brahmins, a man is considered great and wise if he understands a thing as soon as uttered, has a good memory, is skilled and diligent in business, and resourceful and capable in investigation. The Buddha mentions four other qualities of greatness: to be given up to the welfare of many, to be master of the mind in the domain of thought (\*cetovasippatta\*), to be able to enter into the four \*jhānas\* at will, to have comprehended Nibbāna by the destruction of the \*āsavas\*. The Buddha acknowledges, in answer to Vassakāra’s question, that he himself possesses these four qualities.¹ - [Previous: v2.c35.699](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35.699) - [Next: v2.c35.701](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35.701) - [Up: v2.c35](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35.700](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35.700) · Pramāṇa