| J.210 |
Kandagalaka Jaataka | Kandagaka Jaataka |
The bodhisatva was once a woodpecker named Khadiravaniya and he had a friend named
Kandagalaka. One day Khadiravaniya took Kandagalaka with him into the acacia wood
(khadiravana) and gave him insects from the acacia trees. As Kandagalaka ate them,
pride arose in his heart and, feeling he could get food without his friend’s assistance,
he told him so. In spite of the warning of Khadiravaniya, Kandagalaka pecked at an
acacia trunk, broke his beak and fell down dead. The story is related in connection
with Devadatta’s attempts to imitate the Buddha, these attempts ending in his own
ruin. Kandagalaka is identified with Devadatta. |
57/217 |
Jaataka |
Khuddhaka |
J.ii.162ff. |
pride, pretending those of higher virtue are one’s equals |