[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.c31.380 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.380 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c31.380 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c31.380](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.380) Maṇikaṇṭha Jātaka (No. 253).—The Bodhisatta and his younger brother, after the death of their parents, lived as ascetics in leaf-huts on the Ganges, the elder being higher up the stream than the younger. One day, the Nāga king Maṇikaṇṭha, while walking along the river in the guise of a man, came to the hut of the younger ascetic and became his friend. Thereafter he called daily and their friendship grew apace. Maṇikaṇṭha finally became so fond of the ascetic that he put off his disguise, and encircling the other in his folds, lay thus for a short while each day, until his affection was satisfied. But the ascetic was afraid of his Nāga shape and grew thin and pale. - [Previous: v2.c31.379](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.379) - [Next: v2.c31.381](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.381) - [Up: v2.c31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.380](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.380) · Pramāṇa