| J.010 |
Sukhavihaari Jaataka |
The bodhisatva was once an udicca-brahmin and later became a leader of ascetics.
When the ascetics came to Benares for the rainy season, the king invited their leader
to stay behind while the others returned at the end of the rains. One day, the bodhisatvaís
chief disciple visited him and sat down on a mat by his side exclaiming ëOh happiness,
what happiness!í The king came to pay his respects to the teacher, but was displeased
because the disciple still sat there. The bodhisatva explained that the disciple
has also been a king who had renounced his kingship for the ascetic life. The Jataka
was related in reference to Bhaddiya who, after he had won arahantship, kept on saying
ëaho sukham, aho sukhamí because he realized how full of fear he had been as a layman
and how free from fear he was as an arahant. Bhaddiya is identified with the chief
disciple of the Bodhisatva. |
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