Catuma.t.ta Jaataka (J.187)

Academic Sutta Name Notes PSA Plae Vagga Nikaya PTS Keywords

J.187 Catuma.t.ta Jaataka Two geese from Cittakuta once used a certain tree as a perch, whenever they approached it, and became friendly with the spirit of the tree, who was the bodhisatva. They talked together about spiritual matters until a jackal came and interrupted them. Consequently the geese flew away, never to return. The Jataka was told of an old monk who interrupted a conversation between Sariputta and Moggallana. The monk was the jackal. 57/209 Jaataka Khuddhaka J.ii.106ff. arrogance, discussion of Dhamma

Academic	Sutta Name	Notes	PSA Plae	Vagga	Nikaya	PTS	Keywords
J.187	Catuma.t.ta Jaataka	Two geese from Cittakuta once used a certain tree as a perch, whenever they approached it, and became friendly with the spirit of the tree, who was the bodhisatva. They talked together about spiritual matters until a jackal came and interrupted them. Consequently the geese flew away, never to return. The Jataka was told of an old monk who interrupted a conversation between Sariputta and Moggallana. The monk was the jackal.	57/209	Jaataka	Khuddhaka	J.ii.106ff.	arrogance, discussion of Dhamma

Previous Page | Contents | Next Page

Last modified on: Sunday, 2 January 2000.