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Appendix-3
Stories
1. Research: The Antelope Example
In the city of Kshitipratisthita, King Jitashatru ruled. His queen's name was Sudarshana. Once, the pregnant queen entered the picture hall with the king. There, she saw golden-backed antelopes painted in the pictures and developed a craving to eat their meat. When her craving was not fulfilled, her body gradually became weak. Seeing this, the king asked with regret, "Beloved! Why is your body becoming so weak every day?" The queen told the king about her craving. The king immediately sent royal men to bring golden-backed antelopes. The royal men thought to themselves that whoever is dear to someone, becomes attached to them and indulges in that pleasure carelessly. Golden-backed antelopes are fond of Shriparni fruits. Although they are not available at this time, if we make modaks similar to Shriparni fruits and place them in large quantities under the Shriparni tree and spread a net, they will be attracted. They did the same. The golden-backed antelopes, wandering with their leader, came there. Seeing the many modaks shaped like Shriparni fruits, the leader said to the antelopes, "A cunning person has spread this net here to trap you. Shriparni fruits do not bear fruit in this season. Even if they do, they are not in such large quantities. If it is assumed that the wind caused so many fruits to fall down, it is also not possible because the wind was blowing before also but so many fruits never fell. Therefore, it appears that this net has been laid for our bondage. You people should not go near these fruits." The antelopes who accepted the leader's words lived long and happily. Due to the greed for food, the antelopes who did not accept his words were caught in the net and became unhappy. 2. Research: The Elephant Example
In the city of Anandapur, King Ripumardan ruled. His queen's name was Dharini. Near his city, there was a forest in the valley of the Vindhya mountain, which had hundreds of elephants. Once, the king thought that elephant power is the greatest power of a king, so he encouraged his people to capture elephants. The royal men thought that elephants like nalchari but it is available in the rainy season. It is not possible in the summer. At this time, the pond should be filled with water from the arghatta-water extracting wheel, so that nalvan vegetation will grow in abundance. They did the same. Nets were spread all around near the nalvan. Wandering here and there, the elephants came there with their leader. Seeing those nalvans, the leader warned the elephants, "This nalvan vegetation
1. Ga. 53/1-54 Vr. P. 30, 31.