[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.c36.140 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c36.140 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c36.140 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c36.140](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.140) Sakka did all in his power to help followers of the Buddha in their strivings for the attainment of the goal, as in the case of Paṇḍitasāmaṇera, when he sent the Four Regent Gods to drive away the birds, made the Moon-deity shroud the moon, and himself stood guard at the door of Paṇḍita’s cell, lest he should be disturbed.⁴⁸ Often, when a monk achieved his ambition, Sakka was there to express his joy and do him honour.⁴⁹ He was ready to help, not only monks and nuns, but also eminent laymen, such as Jotika, for whom he built a palace of wondrous splendour, and provided it with every luxury.⁵⁰ Sakka was always ready to come to the rescue of the good when in distress—e.g., in the case of Cakkhupāla when he became blind; Sakka led him by the hand and took him to Sāvatthi.⁵¹ He loved to test the goodness of men, as in the case of the leper Suppabuddha,⁵² to see if their faith was genuine. The Jātaka contains several stories of his helping holy men by providing them with hermitages, etc.—e.g., Kuddāla-paṇḍita, Hatthipāla, Ayoghara, Jotipāla (Sarabhaṅga), Sutasoma, Dukūlaka, Pārikā and Vessantara. Sometimes, when he found that ascetics were not diligently practising their duties, he would frighten them—e.g., in the Vighāsa and Somadatta Jātakas. The Aṅguttara Nikāya⁵³ contains a story of Sakka punishing a deva called Supatiṭṭha, who lived in a banyan-tree, because he failed to keep the rukkhadhamma. - [Previous: v2.c36.139](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.139) - [Next: v2.c36.141](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.141) - [Up: v2.c36](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.140](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.140) · Pramāṇa