V. 2. The Rebellious Pupil
V. 2 a. Story of the Past: The monkey and the siṅgila bird
Mahākassapattherassa saddhivihārikavatthu
Yarzar M's summary:
An elder monk had two disciples, one who faithfully helped him, and one who stole the credit of the other. When the Elder realized what his pupil was doing he admonished him and from that he was offended and held a grudge against the elder. The disciple went to the usual supporter of the Elder for alms by himself, and asked for specific meals for the Elder, but instead ate them himself. When the Elder learned of this he admonished his disciple once more, again he was offended but this time he set fire to the elders hut, smashed the remains, and ran away. The Buddha said this had happened before where in past lives the disciple had destroyed the home of the Elder in response to admonishment.
