Buddhist Dictionary of Pali Proper Names by G P Malalasekera
Nālaka Sutta
Nālaka Sutta:Preached,seven days after the first sermon,to Nālaka,nephew of Asita.
The sutta itself is a discourse on the state of a recluse (Moneyyapatipadā),but there are twenty introductory verses (called Vatthugāthā) giving the story of Asita and Nālaka (SN.vs.679 723; SNA.ii.501).