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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

The Bodhisatta, under the name of Bodhi (he is also referred to as Culla bodhi), was once born in a very rich family of Kasi and studied in Takkasila. His parents married him to a suitable wife but, because they had both come from the Brahma world, they were free from passionate desire. After his parents death, the two distributed their wealth and became ascetics. One day they came to the kings park, and there the king fell in love with the woman and carried her away by force to the palace. When he told the Bodhisatta of this, he showed no resentment whatever. In the palace the king found that he could not win the womans love, and returned to the park, curious to know whether the ascetic really meant what he said. In the course of conversation the Bodhisatta told the king that he did not give way to anger because anger, once awakened, is difficult to curb.

The story was related in reference to a monk of violent temper. The king was Ananda and the Bodhisattas wife was Rahulamata. (J.iv.22-27. Cf. the Ananusociya Jataka).

The story is also given in the Jatakamala as the Khudda bodhi Jataka (No.xxi), and in the Cariyapitaka. Cyp., p.86.

context information

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.

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