| J.300 |
Baka Jaataka | Vaka Jaataka |
A wolf once lived on a rock near the Ganges. The winter floods came and surrounded
the rock, and the wolf, unable to escape, decided to keep the holy day. The bodhisatva
who was Sakka, appeared before him in the guise of a billy-goat, and the wolf, forgetting
his vow, chased him round and round the rock. unable to catch the goat, the wolf
expressed his joy that his holy day had not been violated. Sakka, hovering above
him, rebuked him for his weakness. The story was related in reference to some monks,
followers of Upasena (Vangantaputta). Being aware of the permission granted by the
Buddha to dhutanga monks to visit him even during his periods of solitude, these
monks would practice dhutanga for a while and then visit him. However, the visit
over, they would at once throw off their rag-robes and don other garments. The Buddha
discovered this and related the Jataka. |
58/364 |
Jaataka |
Khuddhaka |
J.ii.449ff., Vin.iii.231ff. |
hypocrisy |