The King who revolted against the superstitious old rites
"áĄáá°ááŽá¸áąáᏠáąáá˝á¸áąááŹáášá¸ááąááˇááśáŻá¸á
áśááşáŹá¸ááᯠááźáášá¸áá˝áášááášáá˝áŹá¸ááášáˇ áá˝áášááŻáááš"
Once on a time when Brahmadatta was reigning in Benaies, the Bodhisatta was reborn in the womb of the Queen Consort. When he was born, he was named Prince Brahmadatta on his name-day. By sixteen years of age he had been well educated atTakkasila, had learned the Three Vedas by heart, and was versed in the Eighteen Branches of Knowledge. And his father made him a Viceroy.
áąáá˝á¸áĄááŤá ááŹááŹáááŽáťááášááźááš áťáááźááášááášá¸ážááŽá¸ ááŽá¸ááášá¸á ááŻá¸á áśá áĽáš ááŻááŹá¸áąááŹáášáááš áááŻááášá¸ážááŽá¸á ážááášááŹáąááŹášááááŻááŹá¸ ááášá¸ážááŹáááŻáášá áááááąááśáá°áá˛áˇááášá ááźáŹá¸áťááášáťááŽá¸á ááŹááášáąáḠááášááźáášá¸ááášáąááŹáąááááźááš "áťáááźááášááášá¸ááŹá¸" áᯠáĄááášáá˝áášáˇáąááážááá áá°áááš áĄááášááášáˇáąáťááŹáášáá˝á ášáĄááźáášááźááš ááá áááŻáášáťááášá áááŹááášáá°áá˛áˇáá áąááááśáŻá¸ááşáášá¸ááᯠáĄááźáášáááášáˇáĄáá ááášáá°áááŻáášáá˛áˇááášáˇáĄáťáááš áĄááááĄáááš ááášáˇáá˝á ášááášáááŻá፠ááášáąáťááŹáášáá˝áźáášá¸ááşáášáá˛áˇááášá áááášáťáá ášáá°á áá°áááᯠáĄááášáąáá˝áááášá¸áĄáťáá áš áĄáášáá˝áášá¸áá˛áˇááášá
Now in those days the Benares folk were much given to festivals to 'gods,' and used to shew honour to 'gods.' It was their wont to massacre numbers of sheep, goats, poultry, swine, and other living creatures, and perform their rites not merely with flowers and perfumes but with gory carcasses. Thought the destined Lord of Mercy to himself, "Led astray by superstition, men now wantonly sacrifice life ; the multitude are for the most part given up to irreligion : but when at my father's death I succeed to my inheritance, I will find means to end such destruction of life." I will devise some clever stratagem whereby the evil shall be stopped without harming a single human being."
áááŻáąááášáĄááşááášá ááŹááŹáááŽáťááášááŹá¸ááşáŹá¸áááš áááááášá áŹááášáąáťáá˝áŹáášááźá˛ ááşáášá¸ááťááŽá¸ ááášáąáááŤááşáŹá¸ááᯠáá°áąááŹášáąááˇáá˝áážáááášá ááášá¸ááźá˛áąááŹášáááš áááŻá¸ááşáŹá¸á áááášááşáŹá¸á ážááášáá˝áášááşáŹá¸á ááášááşáŹá¸áá˝áášáˇ áĄáťááŹá¸áááá á§áŹáášááᯠáĄá áŻáááŻááš áĄáťááśáłáááŻááš ááášáťááášáąáᏠáĄáąááˇáĄááşáášáˇáťáá ášááášá ááášá¸ááşáŹá¸á áĄáąááá¸ááśáááŹááşáŹá¸áá˝áášáˇ áá°áąááŹášááśáŻááŹáá áąááźá¸áĄáááášá¸áááášá¸ááźáášáąááąáᏠáááá á§áŹáášáĄáąááąááŹáášááşáŹá¸áá˝áášáˇá፠áááŻá¸ááŹááąááˇááśáŻá¸á áśááᯠááŻáášáąááŹáášážáááášá ážááášááŹáááŹá¸ááášáąáᏠááášá¸ááŹá¸áááš áá ášáąáááŹáááŻá ááźáŹá¸ááŹááášá¸ "áĄáá°ááŽá¸áťááŽá¸ ááášá¸ááźá˛áąáážáááášá áá°áąááźáᏠáĄáąážááŹáášá¸áá˛áˇááášáááš áĄááášááášáťááášáťááŽá¸ ááášáá°áąááŹášáąáááášá áá°áĄááşáŹá¸áĄáťááŹá¸áᏠááŻááŹá¸áá˛áˇááŤááąáĄáŹááš áąááŹáášáąáážáááášá ááŤáˇ áááášá¸áąááŹáš ááášááźáŹá áśáááŻá á፠ááŽá¸ááášá¸áĄáąááźááášááśáťááŽá¸ááášáąááŹáˇ áĄááášááášáťááášáá áĄááśáŻá¸ááášááźáŹá¸áąáĄáŹááš ááášá¸ááášá¸áá˝áŹááášá áá°áá ášáąááŹáášáááŻáá˝ áááááŻáášáá˝áášá¸áá˛áťááášá¸ ááťááłáᲠááąááŹáášá¸áááąááź ááášááźáŹá¸áąá ááášáˇ ááááźáŹááŤá¸ááášáá˛áˇ áááááŹáášááášá¸ááᯠá፠ááŽááźáášážááśááááš" áᯠáá ášáááŻáášááášá¸ á áĽášá¸á áŹá¸áąááá
In this mood the prince one day mounted his chariot and drove out of the city. On the way he saw a crowd gathered together at a holy banyan-tree, praying to the fairy who had been reborn in that tree, to grant them sons and daughters, honour and wealth, each according to his heart's desire. Alighting from his chariot the Bodhisatta drew near to the tree and behaved as a worshipper so far as to make offerings of perfumes and flowers, sprinkling the tree with water, and pacing reverently round its trunk. Then mounting his chariot again, he went his way back into the city.
á¤áááŻá áááľáá˝ááąááąáᏠááášá¸ááŹá¸áááš áá ášáąááááźááš áťááášá¸áááŹá¸á áŽá¸áá˝áşááš áťáááłááá˛áááŻá ááźáášááŹáá˛áˇáá ááášá¸áááŽá¸ááźááš áĄááźáášáĄáťááášááŹá¸áąáᏠáąááŹáášááášážááŽá¸ áá ášááášá á áŻááśáŻá¸áťááŽá¸ áá ášáĽáŽá¸ááşáášá¸ áááľáá˝áááášáˇáĄáááŻáášá¸ ááŹá¸áááŽá¸ááşáŹá¸á ááŻáášáá°á¸áááąááááşáŹá¸á áĽá áĽáŹááááşáŹá¸ ááá˝ááááš áá ášááášáąá áŹáášáˇ ááŻááĄá ááŻá¸ááášááś ááŻáąááŹáášá¸áąááąáᏠáá°ááşáŹá¸ááᯠáąááźááťááášááźáŹá¸ááášá ááŻááŹá¸áąááŹáášá¸áááš áťááášá¸áááŹá¸áąáááá˝ ááášá¸áááŻáášáťááŽá¸ áá ášááášáĄááŽá¸áááŻá ááşáĽášá¸ááášááášá áá ášááášááᯠáĄáąááźá¸ááśáááŹááşáŹá¸á ááášá¸ááşáŹá¸ááášáá˝á´áᏠáąááťááášáˇ áťááášá¸ááášááášáˇ ááášáá°áąááŹášáá°áá ášáĽáŽá¸áá˛áˇáááŻá áŁáąáťááľáá áąááťááŽá¸ ááášá áášááᯠááááŻááąá ááášáąáá˝áşáŹáášáá áááŻááąááŹááš áťááášá¸áááŹá¸á áŽá¸áᏠáťáááłáááźáášá¸áááŻá áťááášááŹáá˛áˇááášá
Thenceforth the prince made like journeys from time to time to the tree, and worshipped it like a true believer in 'gods.' In due course, when his father died, the Bodhisatta ruled in his stead. Shunning the evil deeds, and practising the ten royal virtues, he ruled his people in righteousness. And now that his desire had come to pass and he was king, the Bodhisatta set himself to fulfil his former resolve. So he called together his ministers, the brahmins, the gentry, and the other orders of the people, and asked the assembly whether they knew how he had made himself king. But no man could tell.
áááŻáĄááŤáá˝á á áąááŹáášááźááš ááášá¸ááŹá¸áááš áááŻáá ášááášáááŻá áĄážáááášážááááš áááŽá¸ááźáŹá¸ááášáťááłáťááŽá¸ áĄáá˝áášááááš ááášáááŻá¸ááźáášáá°áá ášáĽáŽá¸áá˛áˇáááŻá áááŻá¸ááźáášáąáááášá áááášá¸áąááŹáš ááášááźáŹá áśáąááŹáĄá፠ááášá¸á áĄáááŻáášáĄááŹááᯠááášááśáᏠáááŻáášá¸áťááášáĄáŻáášááşáłáášááášá¸ááŻáášáá˛áˇááášá áá°áááš ááŻá áááŻáášáĄááááşáŹá¸áá˝ áąáá˝áŹáášááşáĽášá áááŻáášá¸áá°áťááášááŹá¸ááşáŹá¸ááᯠááášá¸ááşáášáˇáááŹá¸ ááášááŤá¸áá˝áášáˇáĄáᎠáááŹá¸ááťááášáˇ áĄáŻáášááşáłáášáá ááŻááŹá¸áąááŹáášá¸áááš áá°á áááľáąáĄáŹáášáťááášáťááŽá¸ áá˝áášááŻááášáťáá ášááŹááťááášáˇ ááááš ááśáŻá¸áťááášááşááš áťááŽá¸áąáťááŹáášáąáĄáŹááš á ááášáááŻáášááášá áá°áááš ááášážááŽá¸ááşáŹá¸á ááŻáá°áŹá¸ááşáŹá¸á áá°áąáá¸ááşáŹá¸áá˝áášáˇ áĄáťááŹá¸ áĄáááŹáĄááŽá¸ááŽá¸áá˝ áá°ááşáŹá¸ááᯠááášáˇáąáááťááŽá¸ áá° ááášáááŻááášá¸áá˝áášáˇ áá˝áášááŻááášáťáá ášááŹááá˛áááŻáᏠáááááŹá¸áᯠáá ášááźá˛áááśáŻá¸ááᯠáąáá¸áťááášá¸áááŻáášááášá ááášáá°áá˝ ááąáá˝áşáŹáášááášááášáážááąáá
" Have you ever seen me reverently worshipping a banyan-tree with perfumes and the like, and bowing down before it?"
"Sire, we have," said they.
"Well, I was making a vow ; and the vow was that, if ever I became king, I would offer a sacrifice to that tree. And now that by help of the god I have come to be king, I will offer my promised sacrifice. So prepare it with all speed."
" what " But are we to make it of"
" My vow," said the king, " was this : âAll such as are addicted to the Five Sins, to wit the slaughter of living creatures and so forth, and all such as commit the Ten Paths of Unrighteousness, them will I slay, and with their flesh and their blood, with their entrails and their vitals, I will make my offering.
"ááŤáááŻáášáąááŹášáĄáá˝áášáťáááš áąááŹáášááášááᯠáĄáąááá¸ááśáááŹááşáŹá¸á áĄááŹá¸áá°áá
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So proclaim by beat of drum that our lord the king in the days of his viceroyalty vowed that if ever he became king he would slay, and offer up in a sacrifice, all such of his subjects as break the Commandments. And now the king wills to slay one thousand of such as are addicted to the Five Sins or commit the Ten Paths of Unrighteousness ; with the hearts and the flesh of the thousand shall a sacrifice be made in the god's honour. Proclaim this that all may know throughout the city. Of those that transgress after this date," added the king, " will I slay a thousand, and offer them as a sacrifice to the god in discharge of my vow." Obedient to the king's commands, the ministers had proclamation made by beat of drum accordingly throughout the length and breadth of Benares
ááŤáąážááŹáášáˇ ááŻááášááášá¸áťááášáááš áá°ááŻááášáťáá ášáá˝áşááš ááŽááąááŹáášááşáášáá°áá˛áˇáááŻá áąááŹášáťáá፠ááŻáá˘ááłáášááşáŹá¸ááᯠááášá ááášáá°áąááŹášááášáᯠáĄááášáąáá˝áá áśáá áĄááşááášáááášá áĄááááŹáášáťááłááŹá¸ááášá áááŻáĄááşááášáá˝á á ááŤá¸ááŤá¸ááŽááąááŹáášááşáášáá°á ááŻá áááŻáášááášááŤá¸ ááşá´á¸ááźáášáá° áá°áá ášáąááŹáášááᯠááášáťááŽá¸ áĄááášá¸áá˝ááśáŻá¸ áá ášáąááŹáášá áĄáąááźá¸áĄááŹá¸áá ášáąááŹáášáťááášáˇ ááŻááĄá ááŻá¸ááášááᯠáá°áąááŹášááášáˇ ááŻááášááášá¸áťááášá áááľáąááŹášááᯠáĄáąááŹáášáĄááášáąááŹášáąááŹáášááášá áá ášáťáááłáááśáŻá¸ áááąá áááš á¤áĄáááášááąááŹášááᯠááŻáášáťááášáááŻáášááášáá¤áĄáááášááąážááťááŹááşáášááŻáášááášáˇáąáááá˝á á áĽááąáááᯠáąááŹáášááşáášááşá´á¸ááźáášáá° áá°áá ášáąááŹáášáĄáŹá¸ ááŤááŻááášááášá¸áťáááš áĄááááŹáášáá˝áááŹá¸ááášáˇáĄáááŻáášá¸ áąáááášáąáá¸á áááááášá áŹáąáá˝áźá¸áááš" áᯠáĄáááášááąááŹášáá˝ááááŻáášááášá ááášážááŽá¸ááşáŹá¸áááš ááŻááášáˇáĄáááášááąááŹášááᯠááŹááśáťááŽá¸ ááŹááŹááŽááŽáťáááłáá áąááᏠáĄáá˝áśááĄáťááŹá¸áááŻá á áášáąááŹášááŽá¸á áąážááťááŹááŻáášáťááášáááŻáášááášá
Such was the effect of the proclamation on the townsfolk that not a soul persisted in the old wickedness. And throughout the Bodhisatta's reign not a man was convicted of transgressing. Thus, without harming asingle one of his subjects, the Bodhisatta made them observe the Commandments. Boddhisattha did alms-giving and other good works at the close of a life of and passed away with his followers to throng the city of the devas.
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Once on a time Brahmadatta was reigning in Benares. In those days the Bodhisatta used to be the king's sage in things temporal and spiritual. At this time folk had washed another horse, a sorry beast, at the bathing-place of the king's state-charger. And when the groom was leading the state-charger down into the same water, the animal was so affronted that he would not go in. So the groom went off to the king and said "Please your Majesty, your state-charger won't take his bath."
áąáá˝á¸áĄááŤá ááŹááŹáááŽáťááášááźááš áťáááźááášááášá¸ážááŽá¸ á ááŻá¸á áśáąááá˛áˇááášá áááŻááŹáá ááŻááŹá¸áąááŹáášá¸áááš áąááŹááąáá¸á áááźáąáá¸ááşáŹá¸ááᯠááŹááášáá°ááąáᏠááášá¸áááŻáášááášáááŹáá˝ááĄááášáťáá ášáąááá áá ášááşááášááźááš áá°áĄááşáŹá¸áááš áĄááźáášááĄááźááš ááźáśá ááŹáąááŹáášá¸áąáᏠáťááášá¸áá ášáąááŹáášááᯠáá˝áášááŻááášá ááá¤ááŹáťááášá¸ áąáááşááłá¸áááášá áąáááşááłá¸áąáá¸ááŹá¸ážáááášá áťááášá¸áááášá¸á ááá¤ááŹáťááášá¸ááᯠáááŻáąááá˛áááŻá áąáááąááŹáášááźáŹá¸áąááŹáĄá፠áąááá˛áááášá¸áᲠáĄááźááš á ááášáĄáąáá˝áŹáášáˇáĄáá˝áášáťáá ášáąááá áááŻááąážááŹáášáˇ áťááášá¸áááášá¸áááš áá˝áášááŻááášááś áĄáá áŹá¸ááášáťááŽá¸ "ááášá¸ážááŽá¸ááŻááŹá¸ áĄáá˝áášáˇáá˛á ááá¤ááŹáťááášá¸áááš áąáááşááłá¸áąáá¸ááŹááᯠááášáááśáťáá ášáąáááŤáááš" áᯠáąáá˝áşáŹáášááášáąáááášá
Then the king sent the Bodliisatta, saying, " Do you go, sage, and find out why the animal will not go into the water when they lead him down." " Very good, sire," said the Bodliisatta, and went his way to the waterside. Here he examined the horse; and, finding it was not ailing in any way, he tried to divine what the reason could be. At last he came to the conclusion that some other horse must have been washed at that place, and that the charger had taken such umbrage thereat that he would not go into the water.
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So he asked the grooms what animal they had washed first in the water. " Another horse, my lord,âan ordinary animal."
"Ah, it's his self-love that has been offended so deeply that he will not go into the water," said the Bodhisatta to himself; "the thing to do is to wash him elsewhere."
So he said to the groom, " A man will tire, my friend, of even the daintiest fare, if he has it always. Even milk-rice cloys he at last. And that's how it is with this horse. He has been washed here times without number. Take him to other waters, and there bathe him."
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After listening to his words, they led the horse off elsewhere, and there watered and bathed him all-right. And while they were washing the animal down after watering him, the Bodhisatta went back to the king.
"Well," said the king; "has my horse taken his drink and bath, my friend i"
"He has,sire."
"Why would he not do so at first?"
"For the following reason," said the Bodhisatta, and told the king the whole story.
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"What a clever fellow sage is," said the king; " he can read the mind even of an animal like this." And he gave great honour to the Bodhisatta, and when his life closed passed away to fare according to his deserts, The Bodhisatta also passed away to fare likewise according to his deserts.
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