[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.c35.895 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c35.895 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c35.895 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c35.895](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35.895) 3. Vāseṭṭha.—Name of a gotta, probably tracing its descent to the sage Vāseṭṭha (Skt. Vasiṣṭha). In the Mahāparinibbāna Sutta¹ we find the Mallas of Kusināra addressed as Vāseṭṭhā, as well as the Mallas of Pāvā.² It was a gotta held in esteem (ukkaṭṭha).³ - [Previous: v2.c35.894](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35.894) - [Next: v2.c35.896](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35.896) - [Up: v2.c35](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35.895](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35.895) · Pramāṇa