| J.161 |
Indasamaanagotta Jaataka |
A hermit called Indasamanagotta lived, with a large number of other anchorites in
the Himalayas. He had a young elephant which he had reared, being headstrong and
rough in speech, he would not listen to the warning of his teacher, the Bodhisatva,
that it was dangerous to have such a pet. Once while the hermits were away, the elephant
was seized with a frenzy, and when its master returned, it killed him. The jataka
was told with reference to an unruly monk, who is identified with the hermit of the
story. See also the Gijjha
Jataka (J.427). |
57/076 |
Jaataka |
Khuddhaka |
J.ii.041ff. |
disobedience, seeing danger in small things |