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The Jãtaka: "The Cheating Merchant", "The Monkey's Heroic Self-Sacrifice", And "The Hare's Self-Sacrifice"
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The Jãtaka: "The Cheating Merchant", "The Monkey's Heroic Self-Sacrifice",
and "The Hare's Self-Sacrifice"
The three jãtakas in our literature book are: "The Cheating
Merchant," "The Hare's Self-Sacrifice" and "The Monkey's Heroic Self-
Sacrifi .... Middle of Term Paper ... tree sprite says Wisest should have a double share. The
Bodhisatta (Wise) fills the trunk with straw and sets it on fire to see if
the tree sprite is genuine. Wisest's father is half roasted by the flames
and pulls his way out by grabbing a branch. In the end, the Buddha
explains that he was the merchant named Wise.
In "The Hare's Self-Sacrifice," the Bodhisatta is a young hare. The
day before fast day, he tells his friends (a monkey, a jackal, and an
otter) how to observe the holy day. (p. 952) He tells them to sacrifice
their food to beggars, and the one who honors this will be rewarded.
On fast day, the otter steals seven fish that ... |
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