008 – Kamani

[This story will be repeated with more detail in chapter 462] 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. [...]

The Water Demons’s Question

In those days, the king of Baranasi had two sons with the queen. Their names were Prince Mahissasakumara and Prince Chantakumara. After the queen had passed away, he married a new queen and had a new son named Suriyakumara. At the time new son was born, the king told the queen that she could ask [...]