Nacca Jataka, Naccajataka, Naccajātaka: 3 definitions
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Nacca 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)
When the world was yet young, a golden swan, who had been elected king of the birds, had a lovely daughter, and to her he promised the boon of being allowed to choose her own husband. When all the birds were assembled, she gazed on them, and, by reason of his beautiful colouring, chose the peacock. Overjoyed by his good fortune, the peacock spread his feathers and began to dance, thus exposing himself, and feeling no shame. The swanking was so shocked by this lack of modesty that he gave his daughter to a young swan.
The story was related in reference to a monk who was charged before the Buddha with possessing too many clothes. On being questioned by the Buddha, he removed all his clothes and stood naked in the assembly. The people expressed disgust at his behaviour, and he became a layman. He is identified with the peacock of the story.
J.i.206ff. The story is sculptured in Bharhut; see Stupa of Bharhut. Pl.zzvii. (11).
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).
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
naccajātaka (နစ္စဇာတက) [(na) (န)]—
[nacca+jātaka]
[နစ္စ+ဇာတက]
[Pali to Burmese]
naccajātaka—
(Burmese text): နစ္စဇာတ်၊ အရှက်အကြောက် ကင်းမဲ့သော ရဟန်းတစ်ပါး၏ ပရိသတ်အလယ် သင်္ကန်းချွတ်လျက် ကိုယ်လုံးတီး ရပ်နေခြင်းကို အကြောင်းပြု၍ ဟောပြရာဇာတ်။
(Auto-Translation): A sermon about a monk who stands out amidst the audience, beating the drum, free from shame and fear.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Nacca, Jataka.
Full-text: Dhritarashtra, Devadhamma Jataka.
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Search found 3 books and stories containing Nacca Jataka, Nacca-jātaka, Naccajataka, Naccajātaka; (plurals include: Nacca Jatakas, jātakas, Naccajatakas, Naccajātakas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 32: Nacca-jātaka < [Book I - Ekanipāta]
Our National Bird: The Peacock its Myths and Legends < [October 1966]
Our National Bird: The Peacock its Myths and Legends < [October 1966]
Abhijnana Shakuntala (synthetic study) (by Ramendra Mohan Bose)
Chapter 1 - Prathama-anka (prathamo'nkah) < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and commentary]