Introduction to the Cuckoo Story - Ancient Buddhist Texts
Introduction to the Cuckoo Story - Ancient Buddhist Texts
Introduction to the Cuckoo Story - Ancient Buddhist Texts
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The <strong>Introduction</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> S<strong>to</strong>ry of <strong>the</strong> <strong>Cuckoo</strong> - 3<br />
<strong>the</strong>y see <strong>the</strong> Buddha <strong>the</strong>y give up <strong>the</strong> fight; and after he has instructed<br />
<strong>the</strong>m <strong>the</strong>y are even more convinced and offer <strong>the</strong>ir sons up <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
Sangha.<br />
It wouldn’t be hard <strong>to</strong> substitute ‘oil’ for ‘water’, and ‘nations’ for<br />
‘clans’ and we would have a turned an old tale in<strong>to</strong> a modern drama.<br />
One of <strong>the</strong> main morals of <strong>the</strong> s<strong>to</strong>ry, and one that cuts deep, is that<br />
water is never worth more than blood; and nor is oil, of course, a<br />
lesson that would be well-learned if it were applied <strong>to</strong>day.<br />
Ānandajoti Bhikkhu<br />
August 2010
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