Chaddanta Jataka, Chaddanta-jātaka: 1 definition
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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesThe story of the Bodhisatta, born as Chaddanta, king of elephants. It was related in reference to a nun of Savatthi who, while listening one day to a sermon by the Buddha, admired his extreme beauty of form and wondered if she had ever been his wife. Immediately the memory of her life as Cullasubhadda, Chaddantas consort, came to her mind and she laughed for joy; but on further recollecting that she had been the instrument of his death, she wept aloud. The Buddha related this story in explanation of her conduct. J.v.36; Speyer (ZDMG.lxxv.2, 305ff) suggests an allegorical explanation of the Chaddanta Jataka. Feer (JA.1895 v.) gives a careful study of the story based on a comparison of five different Versions - two Pali, two Chinese and one Sanskrit. This Jataka forms the theme of many illustrations - e.g., in Barhut (Cunningham, pl.xxxvi.6), also Ajanta Caves x. and xvii.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
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Matangalila and Hastyayurveda (study) (by Chandrima Das)
Elephants in Buddhist mythology < [Chapter 4]
Amaravati Art in the Context of Andhra Archaeology (by Sreyashi Ray chowdhuri)
Chaddanta Jātaka < [Chapter 3 - Amarāvatī and the Formative Stage of the Buddhist Art]
Lower Kṛṣṇā Valley (6): Goli < [Chapter 2 - Amarāvatī and other Archaeological Sites of Ancient Andhra Pradesh]
The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 514: Chaddanta-Jātaka < [Volume 5]