gs to get wealth thereby; n wholly bereft of sense, ■amongst mortals! ur thousand yojanas in width, p and empty it with a ladle? y would be but a drop d profound ocean, and void of reflection, ount Sumeru for an earring.' t prince) answered the Sea-Spirit ll said on your part, return home again.' ute and firm determination, te they will never give up, le go to your home."" The wise man hereby soon ac Then Buddha said, "That me birth, and by the same resoluti now acquired the Highest Inte Supreme Wisdom" (Bôdyangas) The Story of t § 3. THEN the Bhikshus again wonderful indeed and incomp man should be able by himself tions of Mâra and all his asso having thus spoken, they rema oured replied "It was not on t by on many occasions, did I o Mâra to destroy me. I remem there were two macaws,-brothe one was Malligiri (hair-wreath-m (or Sudagiri). Suddenly, whils together on the top of a tree, t and caught up the little one an Then the one brother said to the "One man alone may cause n One man alone may cause g Then bite and tear as best y As soon as he perceives the Your body indeed is little, a But only persevere, nor give The little parrot, having he Put forth his utmost strengt Wishing to make his efforts He bit the falcon's body in t No sooner did the falcon feel Then the falcon, seeing the parrot thus fly off, It was myself who by myself alone Thus conquered and escaped that enemy. How much more now by my accumulated merit The Story of the Cunning Tortoise. § 4. AGAIN the world-honoured one proceeded to narrate the fo ing Jâtaka: “I remember in years and ages past there was a tain river called Paryata; on the banks of this river there liv man who gained his livelihood by making flower-wreaths; n over, he had a garden bordering along the side of the river. I at this time there was a certain tortoise which was in the hab coming up out of the water, and, going to the middle of this m flower garden, he used to eat what he could find here and th and by so doing he trampled down and destroyed the flowers; then he departed. The gardener seeing this, and observing the tra of the tortoise in every direction, perceiving how his flowers w destroyed, immediately formed a device to catch the torto Accordingly, he made a wicker cage, and soon entrapped him. Th when he was about to kill and eat him, the tortoise thought th with himself—What can I do to escape from this danger? W device or cunning plan can I adopt? How can I take this g dener in ?' Having thought thus, he immediately addressed captor in these verses— "I have but just come from the river, and am covered with mu You should put aside your flowers and proceed to wash me, Lest my body, covered with impure mire, Should perhaps pollute your basket and its flowers.' e Cunning Tortoise. ›ne proceeded to narrate the followars and ages past there was a cer he banks of this river there lived a by making flower-wreaths; morealong the side of the river. Now, ortoise which was in the habit of going to the middle of this man's at he could find here and there, and destroyed the flowers; and ing this, and observing the tracks perceiving how his flowers were device to catch the tortoise. and soon entrapped him. Then him, the tortoise thought thus cape from this danger? What ? How can I take this garhe immediately addressed his er, and am covered with mud, and proceed to wash me, e mire, tand its flowers.' him on the top of a stone for him, when suddenly the torto jumped off the stone, and esca dener, seeing the tortoise padd thus with himself- Wonderfu have been able thus to impos him in his own coin, and deceiv on land again;' on this the fl tortoise 66 6 "My dear tortoise! listen wh You no doubt have plenty of I will make you a beautiful That when you return hom sight of you.' "Then the tortoise thought t a great falsehood-he wants to and his sister, so-and-so, is bu enough to support them all; an a garland and give it me for wants to catch me and eat m flower-seller in these words"Your family are busy in br They are getting all sorts o Go home, then, and give y Let the tortoise be boiled, v Then Buddha added, "I was seller was Mâra Pisuna, he w speech, but was not able." The Story of th § 5. AGAIN Buddha related th gone by, ages ago, there was a horns), living in the great sea, v what is it troubling you so, what food is it you desire, s that you eat nothing that I provide; why is this?' the female dragon was silent, and answered not a word. A her husband asked the same question, and pressed her i reply; on which she said, 'If you could give me what I w then I would tell you at once, but if you are unable to do why should I trouble you about it?' To this he replied, 'C tell me what you want, and if it is possible by the use of any de or craft to get it, trust me, you shall have your desire.' To 1 she answered, "I am longing for a monkey's heart to eat; you get me this, do you think, or not?' Then the husband swered, 'What you want is a thing very difficult to get; for, fact, I live here in the great sea and monkeys live in the mounta forests, on the tops of the trees; how, then, can I get at them ?' which the wife replied, "This only I know, that if I cannot procu what I long for, my time will come prematurely, and I fear I sha die.' Then the husband said, 'My dear! be patient. I will and try to accomplish it, and I cannot tell you how delighted shall be if I succeed!' "Forthwith the dragon went to the shore, and going up on th bank he saw, not very far off, a large tree called the Udambara Now, it so happened that at that time there was a great monke living on the tree top and partaking of the fruit and eating it Then the dragon, having espied the monkey thus feasting on the top of the tree, gradually approached till he came under it. and then, looking up, he spoke in gentle words and said, as he saluted the monkey, 'All hail! all hail, thou shining one (básad?), what art thou doing up there? art thou not afraid to move, lest in seeking thy food thou shouldst tumble down and come to an untimely end?' To whom the monkey replied, 'No, dear sir! I have no such fear as that.' Then the dragon went on to say, 'What, then, do you find to eat up there?'-to which the monkey answered, 'I am living here in this Udambara tree, and feeding on its fruit (seeds).' Then the Dragon said, 'I am filled with inexpressible joy in seeing you thus, and I beg your leave to form a d, asked her and said, 'My dear! hat food is it you desire, seeing provide; why is this? Then nd answered not a word. Again question, and pressed her for a ou could give me what I want, but if you are unable to do so, it? To this he replied, 'Only possible by the use of any device hall have your desire.' To this a monkey's heart to eat; can r not?' Then the husband anng very difficult to get; for, in d monkeys live in the mountain w, then, can I get at them?" To know, that if I cannot procure prematurely, and I fear I shall dear! be patient. I will go not tell you how delighted I he shore, and going up on the g of the fruit and eating it. e monkey thus feasting on hed till he came under it, ntle words and said, as he thou shining one (básad?), ou not afraid to move, lest ble down and come to an replied, 'No, dear sir! I dragon went on to say, e?'-to which the monkey mbara tree, and feeding said, 'I am filled with beg your leave to form a the great sea to yonder shore, every kind of tree with flowers an and the Djambu tree, and the La fruit tree), and the Banava (phan many others besides.' Then the how am I to reach that place, the dangerous, how can I possibly fl dragon said to the monkey, 'I carry you over. You have only get on the top of my back and all "Then the monkey, because he knowledge or experience of the w the tree, and got on the back o thought thus with himself- We business exceedingly well!' and in his journey homewards. Then began to dive downwards towards monkey cried out, 'My dear frie down in this way all of a sudden? 'Never you mind!' On which th tell me what you are going to do a wife very sad and ill, and she h your heart to eat, and that's the in such a hurry.' Then the mo -Alas! alas! this is a very unlu this ruin on myself; alas! I mus to get myself out of this difficulty Thinking thus with himself, h Illustrious and dear friend! I matter of fact my heart at this Udambara tree, where you first bringing it with me when I left. truth at the time that I might now, my dear friend, if you will j go and fetch my heart, and then The dragon, having heard the mo 66 |