Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.179

v1.c12.179

**1. Kacchapa Jātaka** (No. 178).—The story of a tortoise who would not leave the lake where he lived even though all the other tortoises, knowing there would be a drought, swam in time to the neighbouring river. When the drought came, he buried himself in a hole. There he was dug up by the Bodhisatta who was digging for clay, having been born as a potter. The tortoise's shell was cracked by the potter's spade and he died, having uttered two verses on the folly of clinging too much to things. The Bodhisatta took his body to the village and preached to the villagers.