[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.c13.182 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c13.182 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c13.182 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c13.182](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c13.182) Khalātiya Petavatthu.—The story of a courtesan. She had beautiful hair which, however, she lost, owing to the machinations of a rival. She once stole clothes from some men who lay asleep, and on another occasion gave alms to a monk. She was later born in an ocean vimāna as a naked peta with lovely hair; some merchants, while going to Suvaṇṇabhūmi, saw her, and on learning her story gave clothes on her behalf to a pious man in their company, and as a result clothes immediately appeared on her. Later the merchants gave alms to the Buddha in her name, and she was born in Tāvatiṃsa.¹ - [Previous: v1.c13.181](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c13.181) - [Next: v1.c13.183](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c13.183) - [Up: v1.c13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c13) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c13.182](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c13.182) · Pramāṇa