[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.c12.2899 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.2899 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c12.2899 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c12.2899](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.2899) At the conclusion of the discourse Kuṭadanta declares himself to be a follower of the Buddha.¹ 1. Kūṭavāṇija Jātaka (No. 98).—The Bodhisatta was once a merchant named Paṇḍita and entered into partnership with a dishonest man, Atipaṇḍita. When the time came for dividing the profits the latter claimed a larger share, for he, as his name showed, was the "brains" of the business. To settle the dispute he hid his father in a hollow tree, and feigning to consult a Tree-sprite, referred the matter to the Tree. Paṇḍita suspecting the ruse, lighted a fire at the foot of the tree and thus exposed the cheat. - [Previous: v1.c12.2898](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.2898) - [Next: v1.c12.2900](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.2900) - [Up: v1.c12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.2899](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c12.2899) · Pramāṇa