Sunakha Jataka, Sunakha-jātaka: 2 definitions
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Sunakha 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 was in Benares a man who owned dog which had been fattened on rice. A villager saw the dog, and, having bought it from its master, took it away on a lead. Arrived at the edge of the forest, he entered a hut, tied up the dog, and lay down to sleep. The Bodhisatta, seeing the dog, asked him why he did not bite through the lead and escape. I am going to, answered the dog, as soon as all are asleep. And he did so.
The story was told in reference to a dog belonging to a water carrier who used to be fed near the Ambalakotthaka in Jetavana. Once a villager saw it and bought it from the water carrier and took it away on a chain. The dog followed quietly, and the man, thinking it to be fond of him, let it loose. The dog ran away and returned to its old home. The two dogs were identical. J.ii.246-8.
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).
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Jataka, Sunakha.
Full-text: Ambala.
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The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 242: Sunakha-jātaka < [Book II - Dukanipāta]