[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.c35.862 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c35.862 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c35.862 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c35.862](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35.862) Vāsava.—A name of Sakka.¹ Several explanations are given of the title. In the Saṃyutta Nikāya² it is said that when he was a human being, in his previous birth, he gave dwelling-places (āvasathaṃ adāsi)—hence the name. - [Previous: v2.c35.861](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35.861) - [Next: v2.c35.863](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35.863) - [Up: v2.c35](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35.862](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35.862) · Pramāṇa