[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.c36.3442 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c36.3442 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c36.3442 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c36.3442](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.3442) Succaja Jātaka (No. 320).—The Bodhisatta was once minister to the king of Benares, and the king, fearing his son, the viceroy, gave orders that he should live outside the city. The viceroy therefore left the city with his wife and lived in a hut in a frontier village. When he discovered, by observing the stars, that the king was dead, he returned with his wife to take the throne. On the way they passed a mountain, and his wife asked: “If this mountain were of pure gold, would you give me some of it?” “Not an atom,” he replied, and she was deeply hurt. She became queen, but was shown no respect or honour by the king. The Bodhisatta, noticing this, questioned her and made her promise to repeat her story in the king’s presence. This she did, and the king, realizing her affection for him, bestowed all honour on her. - [Previous: v2.c36.3441](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.3441) - [Next: v2.c36.3443](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.3443) - [Up: v2.c36](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.3442](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.3442) · Pramāṇa