Parables of Rama
by Swami Rama Tirtha | 102,836 words
Stories in English used by Swami Rama to illustrate the highest teaching of Vedanta. The most difficult and intricate problems of philosophy and abstract truths, which may very well tax the brains of the most intellectual, are thus made not only simple and easy to understand but also brought home to us in a concrete form in such an interesting and ...
Story 202 - Lord Buddha and the hunter-King
Once Lord Buddha saw a king aiming at a deer. On seeing the frightened deer and the sharp pointed arrow, he prostrated and pleaded with the king. “You can surely shoot me with your arrow, if you so like but kindly spare this deer with beautiful eyes. I will gladly sacrifice myself to save the life of this innocent animal”.
Dear readers, you can imagine the magical effect of Buddha's humble pleadings of the King. His request stopped the King from his cruel designs against the helpless deer. Thousands of years have passed, but even today Lord Buddha is reigning in the hearts of millions of people. Why? Because of his feeling of oneness with all.