When I read through the unit seven's notes, I found the words "crow-chaser"(kakuttepaka)in Buddhism order which referred to children as young as seven can be accepted into the order.I had read an article in "Dharma Light Monthly" in Chinese stated the sources of this term in various vinaya in different schools in Chinese and how the term was misinterpreted.My interest are :
From which part of the pali vinaya that this story came from?
How Therevada Buddhism perceived this rule?
What was the meaning of "crow-chaser"in its original text?
Was it the children are able to chase away crow on their own?
Was it the children can chase away crow when they are eating?
Was it the children can help to chase away crow while other members in the order are eating?
Why the ability to chase crow was adopted by Buddha?
Was there any other occasions that Buddha mentioned about other abilities as the prerequisite for children younger than fourteen to enter the order?
Any historical evidences that crows were important during lifetime of Buddha in India?
How the order adopting this rule in modern days?
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