[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.c35.865 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c35.865 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c35.865 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c35.865](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35.865) According to the Digha Nikāya, however,³ he is Vāsava because he is chief of the Vasū (Vasūnaṃ seṭṭho), whom Buddhaghosa⁴ calls Vasudevatā. - [Previous: v2.c35.864](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35.864) - [Next: v2.c35.866](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35.866) - [Up: v2.c35](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35.865](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35.865) · Pramāṇa