A birth-story of the Bodhisatta born among vultures who, after a merchant sheltered his flock from a storm, arranged for jewellery to be dropped in the merchant’s garden as thanks, told to praise a monk’s gratitude toward his poor parents.

A birth-story of the Bodhisatta as a vulture whose strong son, king of the vultures, ignored his father’s warning, flew too high, and was dashed to death by fierce winds, told in reference to a disobedient monk who resented instruction.