Enlight Butterflies and fire (Persian parable) Three butterflies, flying up to a burning candle, began to talk about the nature of fire. One, flying up to the flame, returned and said: “The fire is shining.” Another flew closer and scorched the wi... Oriental Parables Parables Enlight
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Enlight Whose treasure is better A certain prince had many strange treasures. What he didn’t have: the horns of a bearded lion, a fish navel, a tengu fan, and even the loincloth of the thunder god Kaminarisam! The prince was very pro... Japanese Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Tsukina Waguma (Moon Bear) In a forest filled with the scent of pine, there lived a young woman. Her husband fought for many years, and when his term of service was finally over, he returned home in a terrible mood. He refused ... Japanese Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Samurai and robber One day, Master Kamizumi, traveling around the country, saw an alarmed crowd around a locked hut in a mountain village. The peasants explained that the robber had barricaded himself in the house, taki... Japanese Parables Parables Enlight
