[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.c30.537 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c30.537 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c30.537 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c30.537](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c30.537) Bhisapuppha Jātaka (No. 392).—The Bodhisatta was born once as an ascetic, and one day a goddess, having seen him smell a lotus in bloom, upbraided him, telling him he was a thief to smell a lotus which did not belong to him. Near by was a man digging up lotus plants for their fibres, but to him the goddess said nothing. When questioned, her answer was that in a man like the Bodhisatta, seeking for purity, a sin even as large as a hair-tip showed like a dark cloud in the sky. The Bodhisatta, greatly impressed, thanked her. - [Previous: v2.c30.536](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c30.536) - [Next: v2.c30.538](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c30.538) - [Up: v2.c30](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c30) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c30.537](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c30.537) · Pramāṇa