Buddha Stories for All

  MORAL  Greed, multi-life continuity/ repetition, quarreling  READABILITY  Intermediate I REFLECTION Strife brings destruction of wealth and friendship, While the third party will gain from the dispute.

MORAL  Dispassionateness/ Greed; Avoid spending a pound to win a penny READABILITY  Intermediate I INTRODUCTION How a monkey threw away a handful of peas to find one. REFLECTION People and things that can't be grasped, are unnecessary to even reach out. Be grateful for the past; cherish the present. Avoid spending a pound to win a penny.

MORAL  The dangers of gluttony READABILITY  Advanced INTRODUCTION A jackal eats his way into a dead elephant's carcass and cannot get out. REFLECTION This world is full of temptations. Whether it is eating, drinking or having fun, it is always irresistible. The Bodhisatta was a jackal in a past life. The jackal ran into the dead elephant's body due to greed for food, and lived inside, ate and slept for a few days, but he almost couldn't get out.