Kukkuṭa Jātaka2
JātakaA birth story in which a cat tries in vain to seduce and devour a cock who is the Bodhisatta in disguise, told in reference to a monk tempted by a woman.
The story of a cat who tried to deceive a cock — with the idea of eating him — by offering to become his wife. Her efforts failed. The cock was the Bodhisatta.
The story was told to a monk who was tempted by the sight of a woman (J.iii.265 f).
This Jātaka is illustrated in the Bharhut Stūpa. Cunningham: Pl.xlvii.5.
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