Samudda Jātaka
JātakaA Jātaka about a sea-spirit, the Bodhisatta, who assumes a terrifying shape to frighten off a greedy water-crow warning fish and birds not to drink too much lest they empty the sea — told with reference to the great greed of Upananda the Sakyan, identified with the crow.
The Bodhisatta was once a sea spirit, and heard a water crow flying about, trying to check shoals of fish and flocks of birds, saying, “Don’t drink too much sea water, be careful of emptying the sea.” The sea spirit, seeing his greediness, assumed a terrible shape and frightened him away.
The story was related in reference to the great greediness of Upananda the Sakyan (q.v.) He is identified with the water crow. J.ii.441 f.
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