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
Enlight Hand of fate The great Japanese warrior Nobunaga once decided to attack an enemy who outnumbered his soldiers tenfold. He knew that he would win, but his soldiers were not sure. On the way, he stopped at a Shinto ... Japanese Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Victorious without laying hands The famous sword master Tsunahari Bokuden traveled on a large boat on Lake Biwa. One of his fellow travelers, a cocky young samurai, challenged him to a duel. “What kind of school do you have,” the yo... Japanese Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Vow of silence One day, four monks locked themselves in a cell in a mountain temple, vowing to remain silent for seven days. Only a servant boy had access to them and brought everything he needed. As night fell, the... Japanese Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Carelessness One man wanted to play the flute, but he did not have a flute. He went to the shop to buy himself a flute. In the shop, he spent a long time choosing and examining one flute after another, blowing int... Japanese Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Start of a career One of the most famous swordsmen of his time, Bungoro Hikida (1437-1487), early in his career went to Karatsu Palace to serve there. He arrived there terribly tired and hungry. Immediately upon arrivi... Japanese Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Instructions for samurai before battle I have no parents - Heaven and Earth became my parents. I have no hearth - the Single Focus (Saika Tanzen) will become my hearth. I have no divine power - honesty will become my power. I have no means... Japanese Parables Parables Enlight
