[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.c31.1512 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.1512 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c31.1512 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c31.1512](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.1512) His fame was great, and there is a story of a brahmin who came all the way from Pāṭaliputta to Kālavallimaṇḍapa in Rohaṇa to visit him. The brahmin entered the Order under him and became an arahant.⁴ Once, while Mahānāga was begging alms at Nakulanagara, he saw a nun and offered her a meal. As she had no bowl, he gave her his, with the food ready in it. After she had eaten and washed the bowl, she gave it back to him saying, “Henceforth there will be no fatigue for you when begging for alms.” Thereafter the Elder was never given alms worth less than a kahāpaṇa. The nun was an arahant.⁵ - [Previous: v2.c31.1511](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.1511) - [Next: v2.c31.1513](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.1513) - [Up: v2.c31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.1512](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.1512) · Pramāṇa