[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.c36.590 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c36.590 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c36.590 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c36.590](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.590) After Duṭṭha became king, the ascetic wished to test the faith of his former guests. He went to the snake and called out his name, and the snake at once appeared, offering his treasure. The rat and the parrot did likewise, but Duṭṭha, riding in a procession and seeing him from afar, gave orders that the ascetic should be beaten and put to death. On his way to the place of execution the ascetic kept on repeating: "They knew the world who framed this proverb true: a log pays better salvage than some men!" When asked what these words meant, he related the whole story. - [Previous: v2.c36.589](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.589) - [Next: v2.c36.591](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.591) - [Up: v2.c36](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.590](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.590) · Pramāṇa