[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.c36.80 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c36.80 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c36.80 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c36.80](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.80) Sakka.—Almost always spoken of as "devānaṃ indo," chief (or king) of the devas. The Saṃyutta Nikāya¹ contains a list of his names: he is called Maghavā, because as a human being, in a former birth, he was a brahmin named Magha.² As such he bestowed gifts from time to time, hence his name Purindada³ (generous giver in former births or giver in towns). Because he gives generously and thoroughly (\*sakkaccaṃ\*) he is known as Sakka.⁴ Because he gives away dwelling-places (\*āvasatham) he is called Vāsava.⁵ Because in one moment he can think of one thousand matters, he is called Sahassakkha.⁶ Because he married the Asura maiden Sujā, he is called Sujampati.⁷ Because he governs the devas of Tāvatiṃsa, he is called Devānam Indo.⁸ Elsewhere⁹ Sakka is addressed as Kosiya (q.v.). He is also spoken of as Yakkha.¹⁰ - [Previous: v2.c36.79](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.79) - [Next: v2.c36.81](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.81) - [Up: v2.c36](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.80](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.80) · Pramāṇa