371 Dìghiti-Kosala Jātaka (JTA 143) The Eternal Law of Peace Ashin Sarana:
May’s drawing A king and queen had a son named Dighavu. When he was older his parents got arrested he decided to go visit them. His dad saw him and told Dighavu to not far sighted or near sighted. The crowd was puzzled and asked if he has gone crazy. When the soldiers came they killed his parents. A few days later, the prince went to the kings elephant stable and asked to learn the craft and the mahout said sure. One night, the prince was singing and the king heard. The prince got brought to the kind and the king asked him to serve the palace. One day, they went hunting and after they had ridden for a while, the king became tired so they rested. The prince then thought that since the king killed his parents he should kill the king but he remembered what his dad said and didn’t. When the king woke up, the prince told the king what he wanted to do. The king went to the court and asked, “if you saw the son of king dighiti, what would you do?” They said they would kill him. The king told them that the prince was the son of king dighiti and told them to not harm him.Kids’ drawing
