[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.c29.346 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c29.346 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c29.346 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c29.346](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c29.346) \*\*Bindumatī.\*\*—A courtezan of \*\*Pāṭaliputta\*\*. She was present when \*\*Asoka\*\*, sailing up the Ganges, asked his ministers and the people if there were any person who could make the river flow backwards. Bindumatī performed an act of Truth (\*saccakiriyā\*) and the river rolled back.¹ - [Previous: v2.c29.345](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c29.345) - [Next: v2.c29.347](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c29.347) - [Up: v2.c29](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c29) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c29.346](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c29.346) · Pramāṇa