251 Sankappa Jataka (JTA 1.96) The Wounded Ascetic Ashin Sarana:
Yamona’s drawing During Buddha time ,a young bhikkhu lost his mind after seeing a lady in a sari because he was unable to forget her. When the Buddha knew that, the Buddha told the story about the past. Long ago at Baranasi, the rich bramin inherited a great treasure but he realized that none of his ancestors who made the wealth are alive today . That made him leaving the family and staying in the forest concentration on meditation. During the rain season, he went to Baranasi to get shelter and the king saw him and invited him to live there.He stayed there for 12 years until the king had to go so the queen served him . One day when he saw the queen lying on her bed with a loose robe , he got a passion on the queen and he lost his mind and power . He was not able to eat nor meditate for quite sometime. He realized his mistake and he left the palace and went back to the wood. After the Buddha finished teaching Dhamma, the bhikkhu became an arahat.Zwezarni Htun’s drawing The Buddha was born into a wealthy family, inherited their money after his parents’ death, but felt a sense of emptiness as he was the only one left in his family. He left his family, meditated in Himavat, and was later fed by a king for 12 years. However, a distracting incident involving the king’s wife caused him to leave, and he returned to meditating and eventually achieved rebirth in heaven.Kids’ drawing
