[Continued from the previous part ...] 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 [...]
While some monks was talking about the Buddha’s priesthood, the Buddha said “I’ve not only become a priest in this life.” The monks asked the Buddha to reveal this story, so the Buddha told his story as follows: In those days, there was a king named Makadeva, who ruled the throne morally. One day, he [...]
[Continued from the previous part] 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 [...]
[Continued from the previous part] In those days, there was a king of Varanasi named Phrommadatta. His queen had a son named Mahissasa. One of his concubine also gave a birth to a son named Chanta. When the queen passed away, he appointed his most favourite concubine as a new queen. The new queen also [...]
In those days, there was a royal appraiser. He worked for the king of Varanasi. He expert on estimating value of elephants and horses. However, the king was so stingy. He thought “If this appraiser still does his work, the royal asset will be exhausted. I’ll look for another man to do this job instead.” [...]