[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.c31.24 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.24 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c31.24 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c31.24](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.24) \*\*Makkaṭa Jātaka\*\* (No. 173).—Once the Bodhisatta was a learned brahmin of Kāsi, and, when his wife died, he retired with his son to the Himālaya, where they lived the ascetic life. One day during a heavy shower of rain, a monkey, wishing to gain admission to the ascetics' hut, put on the bark dress of a dead ascetic and stood outside the door. The son wished to admit him, but the Bodhisatta recognised the monkey and drove him away. The boy is identified with Rāhula.¹ - [Previous: v2.c31.23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.23) - [Next: v2.c31.25](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.25) - [Up: v2.c31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.24](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.24) · Pramāṇa