Akalaravi Jataka, Akālarāvi-jātaka: 1 definition
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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesAkalaravi Jataka Akalaravi Jataka (No. 119)
A cock belonging to a school of young brahmins had its neck wrung because it crowed in and out of season. A monk, who is inconsiderately noisy, is the cause of the story being told (J.i.435-6).
In the Dhammapada Commentary (iii.142f) the name of the story is given as Akalaravikukkuta Jataka, and is related of the Thera Padhanikatissa, who is stated to have been the cock of the Jataka story.
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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