[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.c34.156 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c34.156 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c34.156 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c34.156](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c34.156) Lābhagaraha Jātaka (No. 287).—The Buddha was once a famous teacher of the Vedas with five hundred pupils. One pupil asked him how people could obtain gain in this world. His teacher answered that in a world full of fools the man who slanders, possesses the tricks of an actor and carries evil talk, gains prosperity. The pupil expressed his disappointment and continued his religious life. - [Previous: v2.c34.155](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c34.155) - [Next: v2.c34.157](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c34.157) - [Up: v2.c34](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c34) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c34.156](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c34.156) · Pramāṇa