Week 11 Reading: Eastern Stories and Legends: Part D
The Crow That Thought it Knew
The Brahmadatta reigned as the king of the Benares. The Bodhisatta was the marsh cow. There was a famine in Kasi and no food could be spared. A crow took his lady crow to the woods. This crow saw that another person was able to gather fish, so he wanted to become his servant. Viraka agreed to this and gave him his leftovers which he then gave to his wife crow. He then chose to fish on his own. He was not a crow that was born to swim. Therefore when he tried to fish he drowned even though he was warned not to. His lady crow wept for him and returned to Benares.
The Judas Tree
The Brahmadatta and the king had four sons. They all wanted to see the Judas tree. The charioteer took them all, but not at the same time, rather he took them individually at different stages of the tree. They all reported back what they saw, but it was all different depending on when they went. They realized that they had not asked the charioteer what the tree was like at different times and this was their mistake.
The River Fish and the Money
The Brahmadatta was the king of Benares and the Bodhisatta was born in the family of a landed proprietor. He became a wealthy man when he grew up. They ate a meal by the river and he threw what he had left into the Ganges giving merit to the river spirit. His brother was a thief and wanted the money they received for himself. He divulged a plan, but it backfired. The river spirit was pleased with the Bodhisatta and she made sure that he got the money back. He finally did get the money back and the river spirit appeared to him and told him what happened.
The Dreamer in the Wood
The Buddha lived in the woods. He lived off of whatever the land provided him. Sakka appeared and decided that he did not like the Buddha. The Buddha ask to be rid of malice, hate, and greed from Sakka. The Sakka ended up liking him because the Buddha was wise enough to ask for things to be free of that worthy of being freed from. the Sakka gave him respect and wished him luck as he returned to his throne.
The Rice Measure
The Brahmadatta was the king in Benares. The Bodisat was the valuer. He valued much jewelry and animals. The king was greedy and wanted another valuer because he thought the Bodisat was going to make him unwealthy. He sought out another person to take the position and that person never took the real value of the objets into consideration. He went to go value 500 horses and valued them as a grain of rice. The previous valuer told him to bribe the fellow. The value of a grain of rice ended up being all of the Benares both with and without the walls. The king was ashamed of this, fired the valuer and reinstated the Bodisat valuer.
The Poisonous Trees
The Brahmadatta was reigning in Benares and the Bohisatta was born a merchant. He was in charge of 500 carts. As they travelling, they came to a forest and he warned them not to eat of any unknown leaves due to them being poisonous. If they ate from the poison trees, it would instantly kill them. he turned to the others that had already eaten the fruit from the bad tree and gave them an emetic that made them throw it up. Then he gave them so other medication that would allow them to recover. Some nearby villagers wanted to know how he knew that it was a poisonous tree, so he told them and they priased him for his wisdom. They finsihed their journey safely.
The Well-Trained Elephant
The king of Magadha ruled over Rajagaha. The Bodhisatta was born as an elephant. He was made the state elephant. The king had a parade for the elephant and went all around the city. The people praised the elephant and the king became jealous. The king made him go through many test to determine how well trained the elephant was. The trainer let the elephant know that the king was not worthy of him.
The Wise Physician
Kisagotami was married to the son of a wealthy man. She had a son, but he died. She tried to search for medicine that could bring him back and cure him. One physician recommended that she go to the Buddha. The Buddha asked for a special type of mustard seed. The woman tried looking for it, but realized the living are few but the dead are many. She then let go of her son and entered into the first path as a follower of Buddha.
The Brahmadatta reigned as the king of the Benares. The Bodhisatta was the marsh cow. There was a famine in Kasi and no food could be spared. A crow took his lady crow to the woods. This crow saw that another person was able to gather fish, so he wanted to become his servant. Viraka agreed to this and gave him his leftovers which he then gave to his wife crow. He then chose to fish on his own. He was not a crow that was born to swim. Therefore when he tried to fish he drowned even though he was warned not to. His lady crow wept for him and returned to Benares.
The Judas Tree
The Brahmadatta and the king had four sons. They all wanted to see the Judas tree. The charioteer took them all, but not at the same time, rather he took them individually at different stages of the tree. They all reported back what they saw, but it was all different depending on when they went. They realized that they had not asked the charioteer what the tree was like at different times and this was their mistake.
The River Fish and the Money
The Brahmadatta was the king of Benares and the Bodhisatta was born in the family of a landed proprietor. He became a wealthy man when he grew up. They ate a meal by the river and he threw what he had left into the Ganges giving merit to the river spirit. His brother was a thief and wanted the money they received for himself. He divulged a plan, but it backfired. The river spirit was pleased with the Bodhisatta and she made sure that he got the money back. He finally did get the money back and the river spirit appeared to him and told him what happened.
The Dreamer in the Wood
The Buddha lived in the woods. He lived off of whatever the land provided him. Sakka appeared and decided that he did not like the Buddha. The Buddha ask to be rid of malice, hate, and greed from Sakka. The Sakka ended up liking him because the Buddha was wise enough to ask for things to be free of that worthy of being freed from. the Sakka gave him respect and wished him luck as he returned to his throne.
The Rice Measure
The Brahmadatta was the king in Benares. The Bodisat was the valuer. He valued much jewelry and animals. The king was greedy and wanted another valuer because he thought the Bodisat was going to make him unwealthy. He sought out another person to take the position and that person never took the real value of the objets into consideration. He went to go value 500 horses and valued them as a grain of rice. The previous valuer told him to bribe the fellow. The value of a grain of rice ended up being all of the Benares both with and without the walls. The king was ashamed of this, fired the valuer and reinstated the Bodisat valuer.
The Poisonous Trees
The Brahmadatta was reigning in Benares and the Bohisatta was born a merchant. He was in charge of 500 carts. As they travelling, they came to a forest and he warned them not to eat of any unknown leaves due to them being poisonous. If they ate from the poison trees, it would instantly kill them. he turned to the others that had already eaten the fruit from the bad tree and gave them an emetic that made them throw it up. Then he gave them so other medication that would allow them to recover. Some nearby villagers wanted to know how he knew that it was a poisonous tree, so he told them and they priased him for his wisdom. They finsihed their journey safely.
The Well-Trained Elephant
The king of Magadha ruled over Rajagaha. The Bodhisatta was born as an elephant. He was made the state elephant. The king had a parade for the elephant and went all around the city. The people praised the elephant and the king became jealous. The king made him go through many test to determine how well trained the elephant was. The trainer let the elephant know that the king was not worthy of him.
The Wise Physician
Kisagotami was married to the son of a wealthy man. She had a son, but he died. She tried to search for medicine that could bring him back and cure him. One physician recommended that she go to the Buddha. The Buddha asked for a special type of mustard seed. The woman tried looking for it, but realized the living are few but the dead are many. She then let go of her son and entered into the first path as a follower of Buddha.
(Buddha: Prexels)
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