[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.c36.149 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c36.149 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c36.149 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c36.149](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.149) The lesser gods consulted Sakka in their difficulties and problems—e.g., in the case of the deity of Anāthapiṇḍika’s fourth gateway, who incurred the displeasure of Anāthapiṇḍika by advising him to refrain from too much generosity towards the Buddha and his monks.⁵⁴ Sakka has also to deal with disputes arising among the devas themselves.⁵⁵ On several occasions Sakka helped the Bodhisatta in the practice of his Perfections—e.g., as King Sivi, Temiya, Nimi and Vessantara, also in his birth as a hare; in this last story, the Sasa Jātaka (q.v.), Sakka paints the picture of a hare in the moon to commemorate the Bodhisatta's sacrifice. - [Previous: v2.c36.148](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.148) - [Next: v2.c36.150](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.150) - [Up: v2.c36](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.149](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.149) · Pramāṇa