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Venasākha Jātaka
Jātaka本生故事,讲波罗奈王梵与不顾其师戒其莫行严酷之诫,听从祭司之言弄瞎一千名被俘君王,自己后来也遭致双目失明、痛苦而死;此事对应菩提王子弄瞎宫殿建筑师之举。
A birth story of a king of Bārāṇasī who ignored his teacher’s warning against harshness, blinded a thousand captive kings on his chaplain’s advice, and died in agony after being blinded himself, told regarding a prince’s blinding of his palace architect.
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