[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.c7.765 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c7.765 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c7.765 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c7.765](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c7.765) There are three salient features in the story of Āḷavaka which link it closely to the large circle of stories grouped by Professor Watanabe⁸ under the title of Kalmāsapāda stories: (1) The man-eating Yakkha; (2) the captured king saving himself by a promise to provide the Yakkha with offerings, and the sanctity of that promise; and (3) the conversion of the Yakkha. - [Previous: v1.c7.764](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c7.764) - [Next: v1.c7.766](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c7.766) - [Up: v1.c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c7.765](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c7.765) · Pramāṇa