Dhumakari Jataka, Dhūmakāri-jātaka: 1 definition
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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesDhananjaya, king of Indapattana, was wont to neglect his old warriors and to show favour only to newcomers. The result was that he once suffered defeat in a rebellion. On his return from the battle he consulted his chaplain Vidhurapandita (the Bodhisatta), who told him of a goatherd of yore, called Dhumakari. Once, when Dhumakari was tending his goats, a herd of golden deer came from the Himalaya, and he looked after them and neglected his own goats. In the autumn the deer went back to the mountains and he found that his goats had died of starvation.
The story was told to Pasenadi who, like Dhananjaya, suffered a defeat, and for the same reasons. Pasenadi sought the consolation of the Buddha, who told him this ancient tale. See Appendix.
Dhananjaya is identified with Ananda and Dhumakari with Pasenadi. J.iii.400ff.
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: Dhumakari, Jataka.
Full-text: Dhumakari, Vidhura, Dhananjaya.
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