| J.204 |
Viraka Jaataka |
The bodhisatva was once born as a marsh crow named Viraka and lived near a pool.
There was a drought in Kasi and a crow, named Savitthaka, finding no food, went with
his wife to where Viraka lived, and becoming his servant, ate of the fishes which
Viraka caught in the pool. Later, Savitthaka, paying no heed to the Bodhisatva’s
warning, tried to catch fish himself and was drowned. The story was told in reference
to Devadatta’s attempt to imitate the Buddha. Devadatta is identified with the crow
Savitthaka. |
57/891 |
Jaataka |
Khuddhaka |
J.ii.148ff. |
arrogance |