[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.c31.1686 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.1686 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c31.1686 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c31.1686](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.1686) Mahāpathavi.—The name of the Bodhisatta once born as a monkey. In that birth Devadatta was a man who earned his living by winnowing grain; he was therefore superior to the Bodhisatta.¹ - [Previous: v2.c31.1685](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.1685) - [Next: v2.c31.1687](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.1687) - [Up: v2.c31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.1686](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.1686) · Pramāṇa