[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) › v2.c27.1138 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c27.1138 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c27.1138 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c27.1138](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.1138) The story was related by the Buddha to the monks in order to illustrate that sins should be uprooted however small they may be.¹ - [Previous: v2.c27.1137](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.1137) - [Next: v2.c27.1139](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.1139) - [Up: v2.c27](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.1138](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.1138) · Pramāṇa