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The Crocodile River Plot
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The Crocodile River Plot
…n a village of Benares, sire, on the western side of a gentleman's house was a river full of savage crocodiles, and in this family was an only son, who on the death of his father watched over his mother. His m…
… with the help of her own mother. She proposes to kill her by throwing her into a river filled with crocodiles. The son, uneasy about the murder, cunningly devises a plan to mark his mother-in-law's bed, align…
The Nature of Human Beings and the Five Precepts
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The Nature of Human Beings and the Five Precepts
…s life has deviated from the nature of humankind. He has turned animalistic, like tigers, bears, or crocodiles which have to kill to survive. Therefore, the first Precept reminds human beings not to kill so as…
The nature of human beings encompasses five fundamental characteristics that differentiate us from animals. First, humans, by nature, refrain from killing, which is vital to our humane identity. Secon
Truth for the Family: Understanding Precepts and Human Nature
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Truth for the Family: Understanding Precepts and Human Nature
…s life has deviated from the nature of humankind. He has turned animalistic, like tigers, bears, or crocodiles Family Day By Day 141 Acts of Self-Discipline
In this section, we discuss how behavioral problems contribute to a self-centered generation and the role ignorance plays in social issues. Parents often blame external factors for their children's st
The Nature of Human Beings
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The Nature of Human Beings
…s life has deviated from the nature of humankind. He has turned animalistic, like tigers, bears, or crocodiles which have to kill to survive. Therefore, the first Precept reminds human beings not to kill so as…
The text discusses the fundamental nature of human beings, emphasizing five key characteristics that define humanity. The first precept highlights the importance of not killing, suggesting that violen
The Favorite Jatakas: A Tale of Betrayal
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The Favorite Jatakas: A Tale of Betrayal
…his wife, and they went together and lifting her up, bed and all, threw her into the river. And the crocodiles there killed and ate her. Next day she found out what had happened to her own mother and said, …
In this compelling Jataka tale, a wife and her husband conspire to kill her mother-in-law after the wife's own mother is killed. They attempt to create a funeral pyre but inadvertently awaken the old