Punnanadi Jataka, Punnanadī-jātaka: 1 definition
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In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesThe Bodhisatta was once chaplain at the court of Brahmadatta, king of Benares. But the king, listening to his enemies, sent the Bodhisatta away from the court, and he dwelt in a village of Kasi. Later, the king, remembering his chaplains goodness, composed a verse, wrote it on a leaf, and sent it to him, together with cooked crows flesh. The Bodhisatta understood the message and returned to the court.
The story was related in reference to the great wisdom of the Buddha. Ananda is identified with the king (J.ii.173 5). The Jataka derives its name from the first two words of the verse composed by the king.
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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