| J.089 |
Kuhaka Jaataka |
Once a country squire, having great faith in a matted-hair ascetic, buried some of
his wealth in the hermitage he himself had provided for the ascetic. The latter,
coveting the gold, hid it elsewhere, and took leave of the squire as if he were going
to some other part of the country. The squire, after pressing him in vain to stay,
accompanied him part of the way. Suddenly, the ascetic stopped and said he had found
a straw from the roof of the hermitage sticking to his hair and wished to restore
it as it did not belong to him. The squire was greatly impressed by this show of
non-covetousness, but another ascetic, who was the Bodhisatva, observed what happened
and guessing the reason, communicated his suspicions to the squire. When they searched
for the gold it could not be found, but the ascetic confessed his guilt after a sound
thrashing. The occasion for the telling of the story is given in the Uddalaka
Jataka (J.487). |
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Khuddhaka |
J.i.375ff. |
hypocrisy |