Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c16.816

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Cullanārada Jātaka (No. 477)—*v.l.* Cullanāradakassapa.—The Bodhisatta was once a rich brahmin who, on the death of his wife, retired with his son to the Himālaya and became an ascetic. One day a girl, having been carried off by thieves, escaped from them and arrived at the ascetic’s hut when the Bodhisatta was away. The son fell a victim to her charms and agreed to return with her to the haunts of men. She went on ahead and he was to follow, but his father, hearing of what had occurred during his absence, described to the youth the snares of household life in such a graphic way that he gave up the idea of following the girl.