Kukkuṭa Jātaka2
Jātaka本生故事,讲述一只猫企图诱骗并吞食化身为公鸡的菩萨,未能得逞,用以譬喻一位受女色诱惑的僧人。
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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