The Jātaka, Or, Stories of the Buddha's Former Births
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Thenceforth he came not back any more. By and bye the banyan shoot grew up. This tree also had its guardian deity. And in its growth, it broke down the Judas tree, and with a branch the abode of the tree-god also fell. At this moment reflecting on the words of the royal goose, the tree-god thought, [210] "The king of the geese foresaw this danger in the future and warned me of it, but I did not hearken unto his words." And thus lamenting, he uttered the fourth stanza : A spectre grim like Meru'...s height Has brought me to a fearful plight; Scorning the words friend goosey said, I now am overwhelmed with dread. Thus did the banyan, as it grew up, break down all the Judas tree and reduce it to a mere stump, and the dwelling place of the tree-god wholly disappeared. Wise men abhor the parasitic thing That chokes the form to which it loves to cling. The wise, suspecting danger from the weed. Destroy the root before it comes to seed. This was the fifth stanza, inspired by Perfect Wisdom. The Master here, his lesson ended, revealed the Truths and identified the Birth :— At the conclusion of the Truths five hundred Brethren attained Saint- hood : — "At that time I myself was the golden goose." No.
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