Vinathuna Jataka, Vīnāthūna-jātaka: 1 definition

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Vinathuna 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)

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Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

The Bodhisatta was once a rich merchant, and a marriage was arranged between his son and the daughter of a Benares merchant. In her parents house, the girl saw honour being offered to a bull, and seeing a hunchback in the street on the day of her marriage, she thought him worthy of great honour (because of his hunch) and went away with him in disguise, carrying her jewellery. The Bodhisattas friends saw her, and persuading her of her folly, took her back home.

The story was told in reference to a rich girl of Savatthi who went away with a hunchback in similar circumstances. The girls of both stories were the same. J.ii.224f.

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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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