Kalanduka Jataka, Kalanduka-jātaka: 1 definition
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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesKalanduka was the servant of the Treasurer of Benares. He ran away, and with the help of a forged letter, just as did Katahaka (q.v.), married the daughter of a border merchant.
The Treasurer sent a parrot to seek for him. The parrot saw him hawking and spitting out milk at his wifes head in order to assert his power, and, wishing to teach him a lesson, threatened to expose him. The Treasurer, hearing from the parrot of Kalandukas whereabouts, had him brought back and reduced again to slavedom. J.i.458.
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: Kalanduka, Jataka.
Full-text: Kalanduka.
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