Sadhusila Jataka, Sādhusīla-jātaka: 1 definition
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In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesThe Bodhisatta was once a famous brahmin teacher. A certain brahmin had four daughters who were wooed by four suitors one handsome, another advanced in years, another of noble family, and the last virtuous. Unable to decide between them, the brahmin sought the teachers advice and gave all his four daughters to the virtuous man.
The story was related to a brahmin of Savatthi who consulted the Buddha in a similar case. The two brahmins were identical. J.i.137f.
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, Sadhushila.
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The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 200: Sādhusīla-jātaka < [Book II - Dukanipāta]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Vetāla 2: The Three Young Brāhmans who restored a Dead Lady to Life < [Appendix 6.1 - The Twenty-five Tales of a Vetāla]