Jataka Tales
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On the folklore of sneezing see Tylor, Prim. Culture, i. 97 ff. (1903).
THE HYPOCRITICAL JACKAL Once on a time when Brahmadatta was reiirnins" in Benares, the Bodhisatta was born a rat, perfect in wisdom, and as big as a young boar. He had liis dwelling in the forest and many hundreds of other rats owned his sway.
Now there was a roving jackal Avho espied this troop of rats and fell to scheming how to beguile and eat them. And he took up his stand near their home with his face to the sun, snuff...ing up the wind, and standing on one leg. Seeing this when out on his road in quest of food, the Bodhisatta conceived the jackal to be a saintly being, and went up and asked his name.
" ' Godly ' is my name, " said the jackal. " Why do you stand only on one leg ? " " Because if I stood on all four at once, the earth could not bear my weight. That is why I stand on one leg only. " "And why do you keep your mouth open?" "To take the air. I live on air; it is my only food. " "And why do you face the sun?" "To worship him.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
On the folklore of sneezing see Tylor, Prim. Culture, i. 97 ff. (1903).
THE HYPOCRITICAL JACKAL Once on a time when Brahmadatta was reiirnins" in Benares, the Bodhisatta was born a rat, perfect in wisdom, and as big as a young boar. He had liis dwelling in the forest and many hundreds of other rats owned his sway.
Now there was a roving jackal Avho espied this troop of rats and fell to scheming how to beguile and eat them. And he took up his stand near their home with his face to the sun, snuff...ing up the wind, and standing on one leg. Seeing this when out on his road in quest of food, the Bodhisatta conceived the jackal to be a saintly being, and went up and asked his name.
" ' Godly ' is my name, " said the jackal. " Why do you stand only on one leg ? " " Because if I stood on all four at once, the earth could not bear my weight. That is why I stand on one leg only. " "And why do you keep your mouth open?" "To take the air. I live on air; it is my only food. " "And why do you face the sun?" "To worship him.
What to read after Jataka Tales?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by H T Henry Thomas Francis to read onlineMoreLess
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