| J.365 |
Ahigu.n.dika Jaataka |
The story of a snake charmer in Benares who also had a tame monkey. Once during a
festival, he left the monkey with a corn-factor (the bodhisatva) and set out to make
money by making sport with the snake. The monkey was well-looked after by the bodhisatva.
Seven days later, the snake-charmer returned drunk and ill-treated the monkey. When
the man was asleep, the monkey escaped and refused to come back in spite of his former
ownerís fine words. The story is told with reference to a novice who was ordained
by a distiguished elder. The elder ill-treated the lad, who in exasperation left
the Order. The Elder persuaded him to return, but when the same happened to him twice
again, the lad refused to come back. The novice is identified with the novice of
the story. |
58/814 |
Jaataka |
Khuddhaka |
J.iii.197ff. |
loyalty |