[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) › v1.c12.1359 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.1359 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c12.1359 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c12.1359](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.1359) 2. Kāka Jātaka (No. 395).—The Bodhisatta was once a pigeon and lived in a net basket in the kitchen of a Benares merchant. A greedy crow, becoming intimate with him, came to live there. The cook discovered the crow trying to steal some food, and, pulling out his feathers, sprinkled him with flour, hung a chowrie round his neck and flung him into the basket. - [Previous: v1.c12.1358](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.1358) - [Next: v1.c12.1360](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.1360) - [Up: v1.c12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.1359](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.1359) · Pramāṇa