[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.c31.633 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.633 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c31.633 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c31.633](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.633) There is a story¹³ of a king called Mahāsena of Pāṭaliputta, who was very generous in feeding the monks, and once thought of giving alms by cultivating a piece of land himself. He, therefore, went to Uttara Madhurā in disguise, worked as a labourer, and held an almsgiving with the gains so obtained. - [Previous: v2.c31.632](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.632) - [Next: v2.c31.634](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.634) - [Up: v2.c31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.633](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c31.633) · Pramāṇa