| J.215 |
Kacchapa Jaataka | Bahubhaa.ni Jaataka |
The story of a tortoise who became friendly with two geese living in the Cittakuta
mountain. One day, the geese invited the tortoise to their abode, and when he agreed,
made him hold a stick between his teeth, and seizing the two ends, flew away with
him. The children of the village, seeing him, started shouting, and the tortoise,
being of a talkative nature, opened his mouth to reprimand them and fell near the
palace of the king of Benares, being crushed to death. The bodhisatva, who was the
king’s minister, seized the opportunity for admonishing his master, who was an inveterate
talker, on the virtues of silence. |
57/343 |
Jaataka |
Khuddhaka |
J.ii.175ff., DhA.iv.091ff. |
silence, talkative, |