| J.291 |
Bhadragha.ta Jaataka | Kumbhabhedaka Jaataka |
Once the bodhisatva was a rich merchant with an only son. He did great good and was
born as Sakka. The son squandered all his wealth in drinking and amusements and fell
into poverty. Sakka took pity on him and gave him the ‘bhadraghata’ (wishing cup)
asking him to take care of it. But, one day when the son was drunk, he threw the
cup into the air and smashed it, thus reducing himself once again to misery. The
Jataka was related in reference to a ne’er-do-well nephew of Anathapindika. His uncle
helped him again and again, but he squandered everything, and one day Anathapindika
turned him out of the house. The two squanderers were the same. |
58/321 |
Jaataka |
Khuddhaka |
J.ii.431ff. |
drunkenness, beyond help |