| J.308 |
Javasaku.na Jaataka |
The bodhisatva was once a woodpecker and coming across a lion with a bone stuck in
his throat, he removed the bone, after having propped the lionís mouth open with
a stick to prevent him biting off the woodpeckerís head. Later, he saw the lion eating
the carcase of a buffalo and asked for a boon. The lion refused, saying that it was
already enough for him to have escaped death after putting his head into the lionís
mouth. The lion was identified with Devadatta and the Jataka related in reference
to his ingratitude. |
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Jaataka |
Khuddhaka |
J.iii.025ff. |
ingratitude |