Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c35.2154

v2.c35.2154

The story also occurs in the Cariyāpiṭaka,⁶ and is often referred to⁷ as that of a birth in which the Bodhisatta’s dāna-pāramitā reached its culmination. The earth shook seven times when Vessantara made his gifts, and this forms the subject of a dilemma in the Milindapañha.⁸