The king named the baby Kassapa. When Kassapa was seven years old, he was ordained in the Buddha’s house as a novice. And when Kassapa was twenty years old, he was ordained as a monk. He was expert on telling Dharma beautifully and finally was enlighten.

One day, the Buddha went back from receiving food offerings to the Buddhist house. After he sermonized monks and went to his place, monks chattered about the Buddha’s kindness and pointed that Devadatta almost made Kassapa and his mother lose their opportunity to be enlighten.

The Buddha went back from his place to the house, noticed that monks were talking. He asked “Look, all monks, what are you talking about ?”

“We are talking about your kindness and about your kindness to Kassapa and his mother.” monks replied.

“Look, all monks, I’m not only a shelter for these two people in this live, but also in previous life.” The Buddha said.

All monks asked the Buddha to reveal the truth. Therefore, the Buddha told the story as follows:

[To be continued ...]

When they arrived at Jetawan temple, female monks paid homage to the Buddha and told all the story to the Buddha.

The Buddha knew that the pregnant monk got pregnant before she became a monk. However, the Buddha realized that people from other religions would have a chance to blame the Buddha that he pick up a woman that Devadatta left. To avoid the problem, the Buddha thought that this case should be judged among many creditible persons including the king.

On the next morning, the Buddha invited Kosol the king, Anathabindika the millionaire, Julaanathabindika the millionaire, Wisaka the great laywoman, and many people from famous families to have a meeting. At dusk, when all people arrived at the meeting, the Buddha called Ubalee, a senior monk who was expert on Buddhist regulation, and said “Go to judge this pregnant monk among all people.”

Ubalee, a senior monk, sat on his chair and called Wisaka to be in front of the king and said “Wisaka, please diagnose this pregnant monk to see when she got pregnant.”

Wisaka examined the pregnant monk’s body, calculated and told Ubalee that the pregnant monk got pregnant before she became a monk. So that the judge had been made. Many months passed, the pregnant monk finally delivered a baby.

One day, the king traveled near the house of the female monks and heard a sound of the baby, so he asked his councilor. The councilor told that the pregnant monk had delivered a baby.

The king said “Taking care of baby is female monks’ worry. I’ll take care that baby.”

[To be continued ...]

At last, she was ordained in the house of female monks under Devadatta’s control. Months passed, other female monks noticed that her belly was bigger and bigger. Other female monks asked her “How did you get pregnant ?”. The pregnant monk answered “I don’t know but I never break any precept.”

Other female monks brought her to Devadatta’s house and asked Devadatta “My highness, this woman couldn’t favor her husband so she became a monk. Now she got pregnant. We don’t know that she got pregnant before or after becoming a monk. What should we do?”

Afraid that he would be criticized that he had a pregnant monk, Devadatta said “You should let her leave her monkshood.”

Female monks paid homage to Devadatta and went back.

After knew that Devadatta let her leave her monkshood, the pregnant monk said to other female monks “Devadatta is not the Buddha and I didn’t become a monk in Devadatta’s house. I actually became a monk in the Buddha’s house. In addition, my monkshood isn’t easy for me to get. Don’t make me lost my monkshood. Come on. Please brought me to Jetawan the great temple and see how the Buddha judge me.”

Other female monks accepted. They traveled about seven hundreds kilometers until they arrived at Jetawan the great temple.

[To be continued ...]

When she grew up, she was married and got pregnant but she did not know that she was pregnant.

One day, there was a festival in the city. The city was decorated as the heaven. Although most people were beautifully dressed, adorned, and perfumed, she still did as everyday.

Her hasband asked her “My love, the whole city enjoy the festival. Why didn’t you get dressed?”

“Dear, this body is like a corpse. It’s no use dressing and adorning a corpse. This body is full of excretion. It’s not clean. It’s actually appears like a corpse. It has parents as birthplace. It normally decomposes and scatters. Decorating our body is like decorating an excrement pot.” She explained.

“My dear, you realized the disadvantage of this body. Why didn’t you become a monk ?” Her hasband asked.

“My dear hasband, if I’m allowed, I’ll become a monk today.” She replied.

“Good, I allow you to become a monk.” Her hasband said.

[To be continue...]

On those days, the Buddha once was a hog deer. He was a leader of one thousands hog deers. He had two sons, Lukkana and Kala.

When he got old, he called his two sons and said “My sons. Now I’m old. It’s time for you to rule our group.” He splitted the group into two groups, each group has five hundreds hog deers, and let each son to rule each group.

At that time, villagers had set up many traps to trap hog deers because they like to eat rice sprouts which were cropped by villagers. The hog deer father knew about this and ordered his sons “My two sons, there was a lot of rice sprouts. Our hog deers will be caught by villagers. You should bring your group to the hill in the forest and come back when all rice have been harvested.”

Kala and his group headed for the forest at daytime, many of them walked through the village and were caught dead by villagers.

Lukkana knew that they should travel at night and should not passed the village. He could safely leaded all his hog deers to the forest.

Five months passed, after humans had harvested all rice. They went down from the hill. And again, Kala lost all hog deers because he leaded his group to passed the villages at daytime while Lukkana could bring all hog deers back safely.

Kala finally reincarnated as Devadatta. Kala’s group of hog deers finally reincarnated as Devadatta’s followers. Lukkana finally reincarnated as Saribudra, a famous Buddhist saint. Lukkana’s group of hog deers finally reincarnated as Buddha’s monks. The father finally reincarnated as the Buddha.

When the Buddha knew that all five hundreds monks had succeeded high level of meditation, the Buddha called Saribudra and Mokkallana, two Buddhist saints, to preach them and call them back.

On the next morning, Saribudra and Mokkallana brought all five hundreds monks back at Veruwan the great temple. All monks said “Saribudra, our big brother, is surrounded by five hundreds monks. This looks so beautiful.”

The Buddha said “Look, monks, Saribudra doesn’t only have many followers in this life, he used to have many followers in those days. Devadatta doesn’t only lose his followers in this life, he used to lose his followers in those days.”

Being asked to reveal the truth by all monks, the Buddha told the story as follows:

[To be continue ...]

In the rainy season, he with five hundreds disciples arrived at Varanasi and was welcomed by the king of Varanasi. The king offered the hermit master and his disciples to be in the royal garden.

At the end of rainy season, the hermit bid farewell to the king. The king asked “My noble, you’re old. It’s not good for you to be in Himmapan forest. You should send your disciples to Himmapan forest and stay here.”

The hermit master accepted and sent all his disciples to Himmapan forest and he was stay in the royal garden.

Among the five hundred disciples, there was one leader. He had ever been a king before becoming a hermit and he also succeeded the highest level of meditation.

The leader wanted to see his master, he said to all disciples “I’ll go to see the master. Don’t be annoyed. Please be here. I’ll come back when I had seen the master.” Then, he left Himmapan forest and headed for the royal garden. After he had met the hermit master, the leader laid himself in the hermit master’s place.

The king thought that he should go to see the hermit master, so he went to the royal garden and paid respect to the hermit master.

Although the leader saw the king, the leader didn’t stand up and greet the king. The leader still laid down and exclaimed “So happy, So happy !”

The king felt neglected so he said to the hermit master “This hermit must be full of food so he didn’t stand up.”

“My majesty, this hermit had ever been a king like you.  He thought that when he was the king he still had not much happiness like this,” the hermit master explained, “One who looks after no one and be looked after by no one usually be happy.”

The king was glad with the hermit master’s words. He bid farewell to the hermit master and went back to his place.

The leader finally reincarnated as Pattiyadera, a Buddhist saint. The hermit master finally reincarnated as the Buddha.

In those days, there was a king named Makadeva, who ruled the throne morally. One day, he called his barber and said “My barber, whenever you see my white hair, please tell me.”

Year passed, the barber saw one white hair on the king’s head. Therefore, he told the king as ordered “My majesty, you have one white hair.”

“My friend, please pull out that hair and put in my hand.” the king ordered.

The barber used a golden tweezer to pull out the white hair and placed down on the king’s hand.

When the king saw white hair, although the king is not old, he felt that the death is coming. He thought “Silly Makadeva, you never think of renouncing desires until you have white hair.”  and decided to renounce his worldly life on that day.

He called his eldest son and ordered “Look, my son, I have a white hair. I’m an old man now. I have had enough worldly happiness. I’ll search for divine happiness. It’s time for me to become a priest. May you reign the throne. I’ll practice in Makadeva garden.”

Royal followers asked the king “My majesty, what is your reason to become a priest ?”

“My white hair appears. Deity appears. This is the time for being a priest.” The king replied.

The king became a priest on that day and kept practicing in the garden. After he passed away, he was born in the realm of Brahman. After that he was born as the king in the same country and became a priest in the garden again. After passed away, he was born in the realm of Brahman again.

The barber finally reincarnated as Anon, a famous Buddhist saint. The eldest son of the king finally reincarnated as Rahul, the son of the Buddha. The king  finally reincarnated as the Buddha.

One day, while the Buddha was in the Jetawan temple, he knew that one monk would give up his attempt to be enlighten. So he told the story of Kamani as follows:

Kamani is the youngest brother of one hundred sons of the king. Although he was the youngest brother, he strictly followed teachings of his teacher so that he could be the new king.

While he was sitting on the throne, he looked around the palace and glad that all treasures was from his teachers. He exclaimed “Success will be happen with assiduous people.”

After Kamani succeeded to the throne, all his brothers went back to their homes.

Kamani finally reincarnated as Anon, one of the most famous Buddhist saint. The teacher finally reincarnated as the Buddha.

The wood cutter said “My majesty, I have no other witness or evidence except the truth. I will throw my son into the air. If this boy is your son, may he float in the air. But if this boy isn’t your son, may he fell to death on the ground.”  then she grabbed two feet of her son and threw the boy into the air.

The boy miraculously sat in the air and said to the king “My great king, I’m your son. Please fostered me. You have fostered many people, why don’t you foster your own son ?”

The king accepted and said “Come here, my son.”

The boy came down and sat on the king’s lap. The king appointed the son as a viceroy and appointed the wood cutter as the queen.

Year passed, after the king had passed away, the son became a new king.

The wood cutter finally reincarnated as Mahamayadevi. The king finally reincarnated as King Suthodanamaharaja. The boy finally reincarnated as the Buddha.