J51 Mahasilava Jataka - The Great Virtue King
MORAL
The power of precepts
READABILITY
Advanced
INTRODUCTION
A king forbids the ministers to fight against the robber king, yet was captured and buried alive in a forest of abandoned corpses. How did he escape the jackals? How did he become the judge of yakkhas (ogres)? How did he get back his kingdom afterwards?
REFLECTION
When you see for yourself that you are diligent in perfecting the virtues,
The results are indeed that effective;
One should not cut off the will to uphold the precepts,
Diligence is what should be done.
When you see for yourself that you are diligent in perfecting the virtues,
The results are indeed that effective;
One should not cut off the will to uphold the precepts,
Diligence is what should be done.
