Mandhatu Jataka, Mandh膩tu-j膩taka, Mandhatujataka, Mandh膩tuj膩taka: 3 definitions
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Mandhatu 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)
: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesThe story of King Mandhata. It was told to a backsliding monk who, while travelling in Savatthi for alms, saw an attractively dressed woman and fell in love with her. This was reported to the Buddha, who told him this story to show that lust could never be satisfied. At the end of the discourse the monk, with many others, became a sotapanna.
DhA.iii.240 gives a different occasion for the story; but that, too, refers to a discontented monk. J.ii.310ff.
Therav膩da 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).
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionarymandh膩tuj膩taka (醼欋�斸�贯�撫��愥��囜��愥��) [(na) (醼�)]鈥�
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Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav膩da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
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Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 258: Mandh膩tu-j膩taka < [Book III - Tika-Nip膩ta]
Nagarjunikonda < [April 1955]