Vatamiga Jataka, Vātamiga-jātaka: 1 definition
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Vatamiga 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.
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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesThe Bodhisatta was once born as Brahmadatta, king of Benares. He had a gardener named Sanjaya. A vatamiga used to visit the royal park, and the king asked Sanjaya to catch it. Sanjaya put honey on the grass where the animal fed, and, in due course, the animal came to eat out of his hand. He was thus able to entice it right into the palace, where he shut the door on it. The king marvelled that a vatamiga, who was so shy that if it once saw a man it would not visit the same place for a week after, should allow itself to be caught by greed.
The story was related in reference to Cullapindapatika Tissa (q.v.), who was enticed back to the lay life by a slave girl. Sanjaya is identified with the slave and the vatamiga with the monk. J.i.156ff.
According to the Dhammapada Commentary (DhA.iv.199), however, it was with reference to Sundarasamudda that the story was told.
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: Cullapindapatika Tissa, Sanjaya.
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