| J.312 |
Kassapamandiya Jaataka |
Once the Bodhisatva, on the death of his mother, gave away all the wealth in the
house and, together with his father and younger brother, lived as an ascetic in the
Himalayas. During the rains, the three returned to the populated area, but at the
end of the rainy season they would return to their hermitage. The Bodhisatva went
ahead in order to prepare the hermitage. The brother, finding the fatherís progress
slow, tried to hurry him, but only succeeded in annoying the latter. The two quarrelled,
and thus were so late that the Bodhisatva had to go and look for them. On hearing
what had happened, he told his father, who was called Kassapa, that the old must
have patience with the young. The story was told in reference to a nobleman of Savatthi
who became a monk, and on his motherís death, was joined by his father and younger
brother. All three went to a village retreat to collect robes, and the past repeated
itself. As a result, it was not until the next day that they could pay their respects
to the Buddha, who, hearing what had happened, related the Jataka. |
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old must have patience for the young |