Tacchasukara Jataka, Tacchasūkara-jātaka: 1 definition
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In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesOnce a carpenter in a village near Benares picked up a young boar from a pit and took him home and reared him, calling him Tacchasukara (Carpenters Boar). The boar helped him in his work, fetching his tools and so on. When he grew up to be a big, burly beast, the carpenter let him go free in the forest. There he joined a herd of wild boars which was being harassed by a fierce tiger. Tacchasukara made all the preparations for a counter attack, digging pits and training all the members of the herd in their various duties, and their several positions at the time of attack. Under his guidance they succeeded in killing the tiger and greedily devouring the corpse. Tacchasukara was told that there was a sham ascetic who had helped the tiger to eat the boars. The herd attacked the ascetic, who climbed up a fig tree, but they uprooted the tree and devoured him. They consecrated Tacchasukara as their king, making him sit on a fig tree, and sprinkling water on him from a conch shell, with its spirals turned right wise, which the ascetic had used for drinking.
Hence arose the custom of seating the king on a chair of figwood and sprinkling him with water from a conch shell at his coronation. The story was related in connection with the Thera Dhanuggahatissa (q.v.). Spies of Pasenadi had heard him discuss with the Thera Datta the plan of campaign which should be adopted if Pasenadi wished to defeat Ajatasattu. This was repeated to Pasenadi, who followed the suggestion and captured Ajatasattu.
Dhanuggahatissa is identified with Tacchasukara. J.iv.342ff.
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.
Full-text: Dhanuggaha Tissa.
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