Texts from the Buddhist canon : commonly known as Dhammapada
Texts from the Buddhist canon : commonly known as Dhammapada
Texts from the Buddhist canon : commonly known as Dhammapada
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ANGER. 123<br />
whilst tlie drops of blood (<strong>from</strong> her wounds) kept falling<br />
on <strong>the</strong> ground, and so <strong>from</strong> mom till eve she continued to<br />
act. Then <strong>the</strong> fowler, moved with comp<strong>as</strong>sion, liberated<br />
<strong>the</strong> Idng of <strong>the</strong> birds, and joyfully he flew away to rejoin<br />
<strong>the</strong> flock. On relating this to <strong>the</strong> King, he highly approved<br />
of what he had done in liberating <strong>the</strong> bird. Now at that<br />
time, Buddha said, I w<strong>as</strong> <strong>the</strong> king of <strong>the</strong> wild geese,<br />
Ananda w<strong>as</strong> <strong>the</strong> faithful bird that would not leave me,<br />
you, King! were <strong>the</strong> King of <strong>the</strong> country, and <strong>the</strong><br />
huntsman w<strong>as</strong> Devadatta, who h<strong>as</strong> ever sought to do me<br />
harm (but on this occ<strong>as</strong>ion I do not withhold <strong>from</strong> him<br />
some portion of praise for his humane conduct) [such at<br />
le<strong>as</strong>t appears to be <strong>the</strong> moral of <strong>the</strong> story]."
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