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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesPrince Brahmadatta, son of the king of Benares, lived on the banks of the Yamuna, exiled from his fathers kingdom. He wore the garb of an ascetic, but his heart was not in the ascetic life, and, when a Naga maiden tried to seduce him, he easily succumbed. Their children were Sagara Brahmadatta and Samuddaja. When the king of Benares died, Brahmadatta returned with his children to the kingdom and his Naga wife returned to the Naga world. While playing about in a lake specially prepared for them, the children of Brahmadatta discovered a tortoise, Cittacula, and were much frightened. Cittacula was brought before the king and was ordered to be cast into the Yamuna, that being the direst penalty the king could envisage. Caught in a whirlpool, Cittacula was carried to the realm of the Nagaking Dhatarattha, and, when questioned, had the presence of mind to say that he had been sent from Benares to propose a marriage between Dhatarattha and Samuddaja. Naga messengers were sent to the Benares court to make arrangements, and they laid their proposal before the king. Cittacula had meanwhile spirited himself away. Brahmadatta was horrified at the proposals of the messengers, and did not fail to say so, whereupon Dhatarattha was so incensed at the insult offered to him that he laid siege to Benares with his Naga hosts. To avert the total destruction of the city, Samuddaja was given to Dhatarattha, with whom she dwelt for a long time without discovering that she was in the Naga world, everyone, at the kings orders, having assumed human form. Samuddaja had four children Sudassana, Datta, Subhaga and Arittha (Kanarittha) - and one step daughter, Accimukhi. Datta, who was the Bodhisatta, used to visit Virupakkha, the ruler of the Naga hosts, and one day went with him to pay homage to Sakka. In the assembly a question arose which only Datta could answer, and Sakka was so pleased with him that he gave him the name of Bhuridatta (wise Datta). Anxious to be born in Sakkas company, Bhuridatta took the vows and observed the fast, lying on the top of an ant hill. At the end of the fast, Naga maidens would come and take him back.
One day a brahmin villager and his son, Somadatta, went hunting in the forest and spent the night on a banyan tree near where Bhuridatta lay. At dawn, these two saw the Naga maidens come for Bhuridatta and witnessed their song and dance, which Bhuridatta, having laid aside his snake form, much enjoyed. Discovering the presence of the villagers, Bhuridatta entered into conversation with them, and invited them to the Naga world, where they passed a whole year, enjoying great luxury. Owing to lack of merit, the villagers grew discontented and wished to return to the world of men on the pretext that they wished to become ascetics. Bhuridatta offered them a wish conferring jewel, but this they refused,
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: Bhuridatta, Jataka.
Full-text (+2): Silakhanda, Samuddaja, Cittacula, Uposathakhanda, Nagarakhanda, Subhaga, Bhuridatta, Sagara Brahmadatta, Kilanakhanda, Nagarapavesana Khanda, Malagiri, Vanappavesanakhanda, Somadatta, Sagara, Kanarittha, Alambayana, Aggi Bhagava, Kosiya, Kamboja, Dhatarattha.
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