[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.c31.2570 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.2570 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c31.2570 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c31.2570](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.2570) 3. Mātaṅga.—A hermit. One day he arrived in Benares and went to a potter’s hall for the night. He found the place already occupied by another hermit named Jātimā, and was told by the potter that he could only stay there with Jātimā’s permission. Jātimā agreed to his staying, but, on finding that Mātaṅga was a caṇḍāla, he wished him to occupy a place apart. During the night Mātaṅga wished to go out, and, not knowing where Jātimā was lying, trod on his chest. When Mātaṅga returned he took the other way with the idea of passing near Jātimā’s feet, but meanwhile Jātimā had changed his position, and Mātaṅga again trod on his chest. Jātimā thereupon cursed him, saying that his head would split in seven pieces at sunrise. Mātaṅga thereupon stopped the sun from rising.¹ - [Previous: v2.c31.2569](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.2569) - [Next: v2.c31.2571](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.2571) - [Up: v2.c31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.2570](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.2570) · Pramāṇa