Buddha Stories for All

    During the time of the Buddha, there lived a man named Cunda . For more than fifty-five years, he earned his living by slaughtering pigs. Day after day, his mind was filled with cruelty, harshness, and the defilements of anger and harm— yet he never realized that he was creating extremely heavy unwholesome kamma. When death approached and after his passing, he suffered the burning torment of the blazing hell-fire.

A wild goat which was about to be killed, both laughed and cried. Why did the wild goat act so strangely? MORAL Importance of abstaining from killing READABILITY Beginner REFLECTION Protection of one’s own life In this story, we learned not to hurt or kill other beings, as killing brings about unwholesome causes and effects; this is the Law of Nature. Is the effect of hurting or killing ourselves good or bad? Definitely, the answer is bad.