Kharassara Jataka, Kharassara-jātaka: 1 definition
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In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesA minister of the king of Benares arranged in secret with a band of robbers that when he had collected the revenue of a border village he would march his men off to the jungle, leaving the robbers free to secure the booty. The plan was carried out, and half the booty was made over to him; but his treachery became known and he was disgraced.
The story was related in reference to a minister of the Kosala king, who was guilty of similar treachery. J.i.354f.
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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Partial matches: Jataka, Kharassara.
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The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 79: Kharassara-jātaka < [Book I - Ekanipāta]