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Stories of Virtue and Wisdom
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Stories of Virtue and Wisdom
…d Is Noble) 4) The Story of Mahadhana, a Merchant ..........................................32 (The Fear Of Death) 5) The Story of Sumanadevi...............................................................…
This collection of stories from Buddhist teachings reveals profound insights into the nature of virtue and wisdom. Each narrative illustrates a different principle, such as how evil actions can lead t
The Arrival of Celestial Chariots
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The Arrival of Celestial Chariots
…worlds arrived to invite him to their respective worlds. Dhammika told them to wait for a while for fear of interrupting the recitation of the Sutta. The monks, thinking that they were being asked to sto…
…riots from different worlds arrive to invite Dhammika to join them. Dhammika requests them to wait, fearing the disruption of the recitation. After the monks mistakenly leave, Dhammika chooses the chariot…
The Fear of Death and Eternal Wisdom
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The Fear of Death and Eternal Wisdom
…re headache and passed away soon after. Mahadhana was reborn in the Tusita deva world Verse 4. The Fear Of Death Here shall I spend the Rains, here the Winter, here the Summer. Thus speculates the fool, …
In a significant discourse, the Buddha speaks on appreciation and the reality of death through the story of Mahadhana, a merchant who reached sotapatti fruition but faced the harsh truth of mortality
The Story of a Wood Cutter's Son
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The Story of a Wood Cutter's Son
…ed that his parents came to feed him in the night and that he went to sleep contentedly and without fear after taking his food. The boy knew only that much and nothing more. The king sent for the parents…
In this narrative, a king learns about a boy who feels safe and content due to his mindfulness of the Buddha. The king is curious whether this mindfulness alone provides protection against evil. He co
The Yakkha and the Bodhisatta
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The Yakkha and the Bodhisatta
…ing him with various dainty food she herself would eat man’s flesh. And whenever she went away, for fear of his escaping, she closed the mouth of the cave with a huge stone before leaving. And while they …
This narrative explores the life of a Yakkha who captures men for food, including her husband and son, the Bodhisatta. Living together in a cave, the Yakkha shows love for her family, but her nature p
The Trickster and the Devil-Doctor
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The Trickster and the Devil-Doctor
And she stretched a corpse on the bed and covered it over with a cloth, and ran away and hid herself in a mountain cave in that same place. The husband and wife brought the fire and taking the corpse
…iscovers her in a cave. She lures him with promises of treasure and bites off his tongue to instill fear. Her daughter-in-law, influenced by the allure of wealth, follows the old woman's path and meets a …