Month: July 2019
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#76. Nāgakumāra
Cave No. 1 Identification: Schlingloff (1977b, p. 913–917)In a previous age when a Buddha named Kāśyapa was living, a nāga (serpent) prince died in the claws of a garuḍa (eagle). Before his death, he saw some monks meditating in the hills and wished to become a monk in his next life. He was reborn as…
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#53. Prabhāsa
Cave No. 1 Identification: Schlingloff (1977c, p. 152).— King Prabhāsa caught an elephant. He trained the animal and decided to take him out for a walk one fine day. The elephant sniffed out the odour of a female elephant, it being the mating season, and was immediately aroused. In the flurry of jumbo activity that…
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#61. Bhūridatta
Cave No. 2 Identification: Schlingloff 2013.— A nāga (serpent) king sent his representatives to propose to the daughter of the king of Banaras. But the king was not agreeable to the concept of a human-nāga union. Later, he agreed on the condition that the nāgas would not harm anybody. After marriage, the princess gave birth…
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#54. Prabhāsa
Cave No. 2 Identification: Schlingloff 2013. For the story, vide Cave 1, No. 53. —Source: Singh 2019, 31-33; Related Images:
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#34. Kṣāntivādin
Identification: Oldenburg (1895, narrative no. 12); Lüders (1902, p. 758 f. = trans. 1903, p. 326 f.).—There was an ascetic, Kṣāntivādin (Preacher of Meekness and Forgiveness), who lived and preached in a forest. On a hot summer’s day, a king came to the forest with his female companions. They took a communal dip in pond.…
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#51. Maitrībala
Cave No. 2 Identification: Lüders (1902, p. 761 f. = trans. 1903, p. 328). For the story, vide Cave 1, No. 50. —Source: Singh 2019, 31-33; cf. Schlingloff 2013, I, 238-241 Related Images:
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#47. Śibi-Kapota
Cave No. 2 Identification: Schlingloff (1977, p. 57–68). For the story, vide Cave 1, narrative no. 46. —Source: Singh 2019, 31-33; Related Images:
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#13. Haṃsa
Cave No. 2 Identification: Oldenburg (1895, narrative no. 1).— A king of the geese (haṃsas) lived on the shores of a lake in the Himalayas with his general and a huge flock of geese. Sages and commoners alike admired their beauty and wisdom, which even became a topic in the assemblies of kings. On hearing…
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#65. Bhagavatprasūti
Cave No. 2 Identification: some episodes by Foucher (1921), others by Schlingloff (1983; 1987), cf. Schlingloff (2013, vol. I, p. 378). The legend is from the life of the Buddha.— When the time had come for the Bodhisattva to have his last rebirth, celestial hymns were chanted. After that, he went to the assembly of…
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#89. Mahāprātihārya
Cave No. 2 Identification: Foucher (1921, narrative no. 57). The legend is from the life of the Buddha.—For the abstract of the story, vide narrative no. 88. —Source: Singh 2019, 31-33; Schlingloff 2013, I, 488-490 Related Images: