Tundila Jataka, Tuṇḍila-jātaka: 1 definition
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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesThe Bodhisatta was once born as a pig and had a brother. They were adopted by an old woman of a village near Benares and were called Mahatundila and Cullatundila.
The woman loved them like her own children and refused to sell them, but, one day, some lewd men made her drunk and she agreed to sell Cullatundila. When Cullatundila discovered this, he ran to his brother, but the latter preached to him how it was the fate of pigs to be slaughtered for their flesh; he should, therefore, meet his death bravely. All Benares heard the Bodhisattas preaching, and flocked to the spot. The king adopted the pigs as his sons and Mahatundila was appointed to the seat of judgment. On the kings death, he wrote a book of law for the guidance of future generations.
The story was related in reference to a monk who was in constant terror of the thought of death. The monk was identified with Cullatundila (J.iii.286ff).
It is said (DhA.i.83) that the lewd men were identical with the Bhaddavaggiya. Having heard Mahatundila preach the five precepts, they observed them for sixty thousand years, hence their attainment of arahantship as in their last birth.
Mahatundilas preaching is referred to as the Tundilovada.
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, Tundila.
Full-text: Mahatundila, Culla Tundila.
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Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)
Verse 65 - The Story of Thirty Monks from Pāṭheyyaka < [Chapter 5 - Bāla Vagga (Fools)]
The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 388: Tuṇḍila-jātaka < [Volume 3]
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)