Mahapaduma-jataka, Mahāpaduma-jātaka, Maha-paduma-jataka, Mahā-paduma-jātaka: 1 definition
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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesThe Bodhisatta was once born as Mahapaduma, son of Brahmadatta, king of Benares. When Padumas mother died, his father took another wife. On one occasion the king had to leave the city to quell a border rising, and, thinking the dangers too great to take his queen with him, he entrusted her to the care of Paduma. The campaign was victorious. In the course of making arrangements for the celebration of his fathers return, Paduma entered the queens apartments. She was struck by his amazing beauty, and fell in love with him, inviting him to lie with her. On his indignant refusal, she feigned illness, and, on the return of the king, falsely accused him of having ill treated her. The king gave orders, in spite of the protestations of the people, that Paduma should be thrown from the Robbers Cliff. The deity of the mountain saved his life and entrusted him to the care of the Naga king, who took him to his abode, where he stayed for one year. Paduma then went to the Himalaya and became an ascetic. The king heard of this and went to offer him the kingdom, but it was refused by Paduma. The king, convinced of the falsity of the charge brought against Paduma, caused the queen to be flung from the Robbers Cliff.
The story was related in reference to Cincamanavikas false accusations against the Buddha. Cinca was the wicked queen, Devadatta the king, Sariputta the deity, and Ananda the Naga. J.iv.187 96; DhA.iii.181ff.
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: Paduma, Maha, Jataka, Mahapaduma.
Full-text: Cinca Manavika.
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The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Part 4 - Story of Cincamana (Cincamanavika) < [Chapter 25 - The Buddha’s Seventh Vassa]
Mahā Paduma Jātaka of Dvadassa Nipata < [Chapter 25 - The Buddha’s Seventh Vassa]
Amaravati Art in the Context of Andhra Archaeology (by Sreyashi Ray chowdhuri)
Mahāpaduma Jātaka < [Chapter 3 - Amarāvatī and the Formative Stage of the Buddhist Art]
The Life of Sariputta (by Nyanaponika Thera)
The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 120: Bandhanamokkha-jātaka < [Book I - Ekanipāta]
Jataka 472: Mahā-Paduma-jātaka < [Volume 4]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)