| J.011 |
Lakkha.na Jaataka |
The bodhisatva was once a deer and had two sons, Lakkha.na and Kala. When the time
came for gathering the crops, he told his sons to take their respective herds and
seek refuge in the mountain tracts. They agreed, but Kala, being ignorant, manoevred
his deer early and late in the day and discovered by the men, most of his herd was
destroyed. Lakkha.na, however, manoevred his flock only in the dead of night. and
reached the forest without losing any of his herd. The same thing happened on their
return four months later and the bodhisatva praised Lakkha.naís intelligence. The
story was related in reference to Devadatta and Sariputta. Devadatta had persuaded
500 monks to separate from the Buddha and go with him instead, but Sariputta visited
them and brought them all back. Devadatta is identified with Kala and Sariputta with
Lakkhana. |
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J.i.142ff., DhA.i.122. |
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