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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

The four sons of four rich merchants of Benares were once sitting at the cross roads, and, seeing a deer stalker hawking venison in a cart, one of them proposed to get some flesh from him. So he went up to the man and said, Hi! My man! Give me some meat, and the hunter gave him some skin and bone; the second, going up to him addressed him as Elder Brother and was given a joint; but the third cajoled him, calling him Father, and received a savoury piece of meat; while the fourth (the Bodhisatta) addressed him as Friend, and was given the whole of the rest of the deer, and the meat was conveyed to his house in the mans cart.

The story was related in reference to Sariputta. Some monks of Jetavana, having taken oil as a purgative, wished for some dainty food. They sent their attendants to beg in the cooks quarters, but these had to come back empty handed. Sariputta met them, and, having heard their story, returned with them to the same street; the people gave him a full measure of dainty fare, which was distributed among the sick monks. Sariputta is identified with the hunter of the story. J.iii.48-51.

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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).

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Jataka, Mamsa.

Ends with: Silavimamsa Jataka.

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