Sīlavīmamsa Jātaka
JātakaEine Jātaka, in der der Bodhisatta, Hauspriester des Königs von Bārāṇasī, durch vorgetäuschten Diebstahl prüft, ob Gelehrsamkeit oder Tugend größere Ehre bringt, und, als er entdeckt, dass Tugend höher geschätzt wird, mit Erlaubnis des Königs Asket wird.
The Bodhisatta was chaplain to the king of Bārāṇasī. He was both learned and good; but wishing to test which quality brought him greater honour, he started stealing money from the treasurer. On the third occasion he was arrested and led before the king. He then explained his behaviour to the king, and, having discovered that virtue was the more highly esteemed, he became an ascetic with the king’s leave.
The story was told in reference to a brahmin of Sāvatthi who carried out the same test. J.iii.193-5.
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