| J.043 |
Ve.luka Jaataka |
The bodhisatva was once at the head of 500 hermits, one of whom had a pet viper which
was called Veluka because it was kept in a stick of bamboo. The bodhisatva warned
the ascetic against keeping the snake, but his warning was unheeded. The hermit thus
came to be called Velukapita. One day the hermits went into the forest and were away
for a few days. When Velukapita touched the snake on his return, the animal, hungry
and angry, bit him dead. The story was told in reference to a headstrong monk who
is identified with Velukapita. |
56/022 |
Jaataka |
Khuddhaka |
J.i.245ff. |
stubborn, danger in small things |