Enlight Parable of the Son The son of one man went to a distant country, and while the father collected untold riches, the son became more and more poor. Then it happened that the son came to the country where his father lived ... Buddhist Parables Parables
Enlight It can't be expressed in words While preaching on Mount Gridharakuta, Buddha twirled a flower in his fingers, showing it to his listeners. Everyone was silent. Only Maha-Kashyapa tried unsuccessfully to remain dispassionate and smi... Buddhist Parables Parables
Enlight Death and That Which Doesn't Die A woman came to Buddha: her child had died. She screamed and cried. She was barren and could no longer have children, and her only child died - all her love and care. What did Buddha do? Buddha told h... Buddhist Parables Parables
Enlight Holy truth In Benares, the Buddha begins to teach the Holy Truth about the middle path and about suffering: “There are two extremes that one who leads a spiritual lifestyle must avoid. What are these extremes? O... Buddhist Parables Parables
Enlight Sugar cane One day, two people planted sugar cane at the same time and agreed: the one who grows good cane will receive a reward, and the one who grows bad cane will be punished. Then one of those who agreed tho... Buddhist Parables Parables
Enlight Stop! Buddha heard that a man had appeared in the forest and was killing people because society had treated him poorly. He vowed to kill a hundred people. His name was Angulimal, which meant “man who cuts o... Buddhist Parables Parables
Enlight Wooden statue There lived a man who was devoted to Buddha with all his heart. And he had a beautiful old wooden statue of Buddha, a real masterpiece. He treated her like her greatest treasure. One cold winter night... Buddhist Parables Parables
Enlight Two oxen One ox complained to the second: - Why is it, brother, that it turns out that you and I work all day long, and the owners feed us only grass and straw, but they simply feed the piglet, who never does ... Buddhist Parables Parables
Enlight Dan Shen When Dan Shen came into the world, he saw a wolf chasing a hare. He killed the wolf and saved the hare from death. Soon he saw another wolf chasing another hare. He caught the hare and fed the wolf. T... Buddhist Parables Parables
Enlight Poisonous snake Once Buddha traveled through the country of King Prasenjita and discovered a hidden treasure in the ground, which was full of jewelry. Buddha asked Ananda: - Do you see that this is a poisonous snake?... Buddhist Parables Parables
Enlight Perfection is completeness of properties Zi Xingzi trained a fighting cock for the Zhou king. Having met him, the king asked: — Is the rooster ready to fight? - Not yet. While he is arrogant, he boasts in vain. After 10 days, the king asked ... Buddhist Parables Parables
Enlight I was near you To behold Maitreya, one had to contemplate him in the tantric way. To do this, Asanga found a Teacher who knew the tantric way of contemplating Maitreya, received initiation from him and went into a c... Buddhist Parables Parables
