Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.1359
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c12.1359
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2. Kāka Jātaka (No. 395).—The Bodhisatta was once a pigeon and lived in a net basket in the kitchen of a Benares merchant. A greedy crow, becoming intimate with him, came to live there. The cook discovered the crow trying to steal some food, and, pulling out his feathers, sprinkled him with flour, hung a chowrie round his neck and flung him into the basket.