Mitacinti Jataka, Mitacintī-jātaka: 1 definition
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Mitacinti Jataka means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesThere were once three fishes Bahucinti, Appacinti and Mitacinti - who, one day, left their haunts and came to where men dwelt. Mitacinti (the Bodhisatta) saw the danger and warned the others, but they would not listen and were caught in a net. Then Mitacinti splashed about and deceived the fishermen into thinking that the other two had escaped. They thereupon raised the net by one single corner and the other two escaped.
The story was told in reference to two aged monks who spent the rainy season in the forest, wishing to go to the Buddha. But they constantly postponed their visit and it was not till three months after the end of the rains that they finally arrived at Jetavana. The two monks are identified with the thoughtless fish. J.i.426-8.
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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