The J Taka; Or, Stories of the Buddha's Former Births Volume 5 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 edition. Excerpt: ...his request, saying, " Let not this be thy good pleasure, but wait until she has conceived." Again and again he besought her. So she said, " Well, go to the elephant-stall and stand there disguised as an elephant-keeper. I will bring her there, so that you may have your fill of gazing at her, but see that you do not make yourself known to her." He agreed to this and went to the elephant-stall. The queen-mother proclaimed an elephant-festival and said to Pabhavati, " Come, we will go and see your lord's elephants." Taking her there, she pointed out this and that elephant by name. Then, as Pabhavat1 was walking behind his mother, the king struck her in the back with a lump of elephant-dung. She was enraged and said, " I will get the king to cut your hand off," and by her words she vexed the queen-mother, who appeased her by rubbing her back. A second time the king was anxious to see her, and, disguised as a groom in the horse-stable, 1 Beading akamkhanta. " abbohdrika, Skt avyavahdrika. Cf. Jat. 1n. 309. just as before, he struck her with a piece of horse-dirt, and then too when she was angry her mother-in-law appeased her. Again, one day P1tbhavat1 told her mother-in-law she longed to see the Great Being, and when her request was refused by her mother, who said, " Nay, let not this be your pleasure," she besought her again aud again, so at last she said, " Well, to-morrow my son will be making a solemn procession through the city. You can open your window and see him." And after so saying, on the next day she had the city decked out, and ordered prince Jayampati, clad in a royal robe and mounted on an elephant, to make a trinmphal procession through the city. Standing at the window with Pabhavati, she said, " Behold the glory of your lord." She...