Vanara Jataka, Vānara-jātaka: 2 definitions
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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesThe Bodhisatta was a young monkey living on a river bank. A female crocodile in the river longed to eat his heart and her husband persuaded the monkey to go for a ride on his back in search of wild fruits. In midstream he began to sink and revealed his purpose, and the monkey, nothing daunted, said that monkeys did not keep their hearts in their bodies for fear of their being torn to pieces on the trees, but that they hung them on trees, and, pointing to a ripe fig tree, showed the crocodile what he said was his heart. The crocodile took him to the tree, and the monkey jumped ashore and laughed at him.
The story was told in reference to Devadattas attempt to kill the Buddha. J.iii.133f.; cf. Sumsumara Jataka (No. 208).
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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Search found 3 books and stories containing Vanara Jataka, Vānara-jātaka; (plurals include: Vanara Jatakas, jātakas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 342: Vānara-jātaka < [Volume 3]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Appendix 1.3 - On the Dohada, or Craving of the Pregnant Woman, as a Motif in Hindu Fiction < [Appendices]
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Part 4 - Story of Devadatta < [Chapter 36 - The Buddha’s Height Measured by a Brahmin]