Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c35.2238

v2.c35.2238

Vyaggha Jātaka (No. 272).—The Bodhisatta was once a tree-sprite and lived near another tree-sprite. No one dared to enter the forest, fearing a lion and a tiger who roamed about there. So the people could not collect wood. One day the second tree-sprite assumed an awful shape, in spite of the Bodhisatta’s advice, and frightened away the lion and the tiger. The people, finding that they had disappeared, began cutting down the trees. Then the foolish tree-sprite tried in vain to bring the animals back.