Enlight Abkhazians and Adygs Once upon a time, a long time ago, the Circassians and Abkhazians quarreled. The dagger of war had already been drawn on the valley where the inevitable was about to happen. There were harsh wars betw... Adyghe Parables Parables Enlight
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
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
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 Enlight
Enlight Just go your own way One of the disciples asked Buddha: - If someone hits me, what should I do? Buddha replied: — If a dry branch falls from a tree and hits you, what should you do? The student said: - What will I do? It ... Buddhist Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight I'll give you a solution When Mulinkyaputta first came to the Buddha, he asked many questions. Buddha said: - Wait, wait. Are you asking to solve these questions, or are you asking to get answers? Mulinkyaputta said: - I came... Buddhist Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Enlightenment Buddha wandered for six years, he visited all the sages, saints, scholars, all kinds of gurus, but nothing happened. Asceticism, fasting, yoga - all in vain. One day Siddhartha tried to ford a small r... Buddhist Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Cockroach There once was a minister for a great king. He fell out of favor, and the king ordered him to be locked at the top of a very high tower as punishment. This was done, and the minister remained there an... Buddhist Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Birth of Buddha Buddha was born into a royal family (623–544 BC). His mother died in childbirth. The father named the child Siddhartha, which means "The Bringer of Good." The day after his birth, a famous saint of th... Buddhist Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Looking to the future One day a woman stopped between the images of the Blessed Buddha and Maitreya, not knowing to whom to offer veneration. And the image of the Blessed Buddha said: “According to My commandment, honor th... Buddhist Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Existence A certain deity and a certain demon went to one great sage to find out from him what the Existence (the Supreme of all other things) is. They studied with him for a long time, and finally the sage sai... Buddhist Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Help yourself first A man came to Buddha and said: - I am very rich, I have no children, my wife died. I would like to do some work for merit. What can I do for the poor and downtrodden? Just tell me what should I do? He... Buddhist Parables Parables Enlight
