Suvannakakkata Jataka, Suvannakakkata-jātaka: 1 definition
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In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesThe Bodhisatta was a brahmin farmer of Salindiya. On the way to his fields he passed a pond and grew friendly with a golden crab living in the pond. A she crow longed to eat the farmers eyes, and persuaded her husband to induce a snake to bite the farmer. This he did, and, overcome with the poison, the farmer fell near the pool. Attracted by the noise, the crab emerged, and, seeing the crow about to peck out the farmers eyes, caught the crow with his claws. When the snake came to the rescue of the crow, the crab fastened on him too. The crab made the snake suck the poison from the farmers body, and, when he stood up, the crab crushed the necks of both the snake and the crow and killed them.
The story was told in reference to Anandas attempt to save the Buddha from the elephant (Dhanapala) sent by Devadatta to kill him, by standing between the elephant and the Buddha.
Mara was the serpent, Devadatta the crow, and Ananda, the crab. Cincamanavika was the female crow. J.iii.293-8.
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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Partial matches: Jataka.
Full-text: Kakkata Jataka, Cinca Manavika.
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