The Tale of the Bodhisatta and the Naga King:ธรรมประยุกต์

The Tale of the Bodhisatta and the Naga King ชาดก เรื่องโปรด The Favorite Jatakas หน้า 86

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In Benares, during Brahmadatta's reign, the Bodhisatta is born as a bird and becomes king of the birds in a giant tree by a lake. The lake is home to Canda, the Naga King, who is angered by the birds fouling his water. In vengeance, he makes the lake boil and flames shoot up. The Bodhisatta warns the birds to leave, as water is burning. He recites a stanza urging them to flee, demonstrating wisdom in the face of danger. This tale conveys the importance of heeding warnings and adapting to threats.

หัวข้อประเด็น

-Bodhisatta's origin
-Conflict with Naga King
-Consequences of actions
-Wisdom in danger
-Adaptation and response

ข้อความต้นฉบับในหน้า

Once on a time when Brahmadatta was reigning in Benares, the Bodhisatta was born a bird. When he came to years of discretion, good fortune attended him and he became king of the birds, taking up his abode with his subjects in a giant tree which stretched its leafy branches over the waters of a lake. And all these birds, roosting in the boughs, dropped their dung into the waters below. Now that lake was the abode of Canda, the Naga King, who was enraged by this fouling of his water and resolved to take vengeance on the birds and burn them out. So one night when they were all roosting along the branches, he set to work, and first he made the waters of the lake to boil, then he caused smoke to arise, and thirdly he made flames dart up as high as a palm-tree. Seeing the flames shooting up from the water, the Bodhisatta cried to the birds, “Water is used to quench fire; but here is the water itself on fire. This is no place for us; let us seek a home elsewhere.” So saying, he uttered this stanza:-- Lo! in your stronghold stands the foe, And fire doth water burn; So from your tree make haste to go, Let trust to trembling turn.

Tags : #Bodhisatta #Naga King #birds #Benares #ancient tales