Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.675
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c31.675
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Manoja Jātaka (No. 397).—The Bodhisatta was once a lion and had a son called Manoja. One day Manoja, in spite of his father’s warnings, made friends with a jackal called Giriya. Acting on Giriya’s suggestion, Manoja went in search of horse-flesh and attacked the king’s horses. The king engaged the services of an archer, who shot Manoja as he was making off with a horse. Manoja managed to reach his den, but there he fell down dead.¹