| J.049 |
Nakkhatta Jaataka |
Two parties, having arranged a marriage, fix a day for it to take place. The bridegroomís
party consult their family ascetic who, piqued at not having been consulted beforehand,
declared that the chosed day was unlucky. The brideís family, after waiting a while,
marry their daughter off to someone else. When the original bridegroom comes to claim
the brideís hand, he is charged with lack of courtesy and a wrangle ensues, which
is settled by a wise man who points out that all the trouble is due to the foolish
habit of consulting the stars. The Jataka is related in reference to two parties
of Savatthi whose plans are similarly thwarted by a naked ascetic. The characters
in both stories were the same. |
56/049 |
Jaataka |
Khuddhaka |
J.i.257ff. |
astrology |