Samudda Jātaka
JātakaUn jātaka sur un esprit marin, le Bodhisatta, qui prend une forme terrifiante pour effrayer un corbeau d’eau cupide avertissant poissons et oiseaux de ne pas trop boire de peur de vider la mer — raconté en référence à la grande cupidité d’Upananda le Sakyen, identifié au corbeau.
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.
All entries named Samudda Jātaka
Found an error in the dictionary?