The Tham Vessantara-jAtaka - Khamkoo

perfection of minor patience, the perfection of the highest patience. Thus that Lord says
perfection of truth, the perfection of minor truth, the perfection of the highest truth.
Thus that Lord says the perfection of determination, the perfection of minor
determination, the perfection of the highest determination. Thus that Lord says the
perfection of loving-kindness, the perfection of minor loving-kindness, the perfection of
the highest loving-kindness. Thus that Lord says the perfection of equanimity, the
perfection of minor equanimity, the perfection of the highest equanimity.
The Lord
explains the ten perfections in this way.
Study these, king of gods, and keep them in your mind for the welfare of men”.
Then the King, Indra paid homage to the Lord uttering thus: “Venerable Enlightened
One, Sir, what are the results if one practises, writes, studies, worships, respects,
donates, or recites pAramitAs?”
The Buddha replied thus: “Great king, any person, whether he is a man or a
woman, if he worships or donates or if he studies or writes or listens to them or
practises or recites them, he will not die with any sort of instruments such as a piece of
wood, swords, spears, guns, and no one is able to harm him. Kings and ministers too are
not able to endanger his life. And any sorts of uncertainty and danger would be kept
away from him because of the merits of the perfections. They always keep him in
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protection. Besides, everyone is always pleased to see him and to talk to him happily
and whole-heartedly. Wherever he goes, wild animals such as elephants, horses, bulls,
buffalos, tigers, bears, forest spirits, scorpions, snakes etc never ever can harm him”
While the Buddha was expounding and praising the results of pAramitas to king Indra,
the AGGadiTThis, those who followed others’ beliefs who liked to compete with the
Buddha, came towards Him. At that time Indra, the king of the gods, seeing the
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