Pre-Buddhist India: A Political, Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey of Ancient India Based Mainly on the Jataka Stories c4.t3.42
Pre-Buddhist India: A Political, Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey of Ancient India Based Mainly on the Jātaka Stories c4.t3.42
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c4.t3.42
How stubborn and demanding are the Sivi-folk of the Vessantara Jātaka?¹ The prince had given away a dearly-prized elephant to the Brāhmaṇas of Kaliṅga. That was his fault in the eyes of the people. And they gather together and ask for an explanation of the prince's conduct: