Unruly Monks is a set of two parables told by Buddha to instruct disobedient monks how to act and the consequences for their lack of action.
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THE SELF-WILLED DEER
Chars: Master (Buddha), unruly Brother (monk), Brahmadatta (Buddha?), Kharadiya (the Bodhisatta, sister of Brahmadatta), Nephew (son of Kharadiya),
Plot: One day when Brahmadatta was in Benares, Kharadiya bore a deer son that she wanted wanted to learn the way of the deer from Brahmadatta, the deer child's uncle. Nephew no-showed to training x7 and then got caught in a deer snare.
Mother Kharadiya came to complain to Brahmadatta to only learn that her son had not attended the training and that his demise was his own doing.
Brahmadatta said:
"For when a deer has twice four hoofs to run
And branching antlers armed with countless tines,
And when by seven tricks he's saved himself,
I teach him then, Kharadiya, no more."
The hunter then came and received his reward.
NOISY OUT OF SEASON
Chars: Master (Buddha), unruly Brother (monk), Brahmadatta the Bodhisatta, Kharadiya (sis of Brahmadatta), Nephew (son of Kharadiya),
Plot:
Young Brahmins had a chicken that was a nice chicken. This nice chicken crowed at appropriate times and woke the Brahmins up to begin their studies. When this chicken died, they sought out a new one. They found one in a cemetery. This chicken in particular had no sensible crowing patterns, as it crowed throughout the day. Because of this, the Brahmins' in their pursuit of knowledge were affected. As a result, they killed the chicken. Their teacher instructed them:
"No parents trained, no teacher taught this bird:
Both in and out of season was he heard."
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Author: Robert Chalmers, Title: Unruly Monks, Link: https://sites.google.com/view/jatakas/unruly-monks
THE SELF-WILLED DEER
Chars: Master (Buddha), unruly Brother (monk), Brahmadatta (Buddha?), Kharadiya (the Bodhisatta, sister of Brahmadatta), Nephew (son of Kharadiya),
Plot: One day when Brahmadatta was in Benares, Kharadiya bore a deer son that she wanted wanted to learn the way of the deer from Brahmadatta, the deer child's uncle. Nephew no-showed to training x7 and then got caught in a deer snare.
Mother Kharadiya came to complain to Brahmadatta to only learn that her son had not attended the training and that his demise was his own doing.
Brahmadatta said:
"For when a deer has twice four hoofs to run
And branching antlers armed with countless tines,
And when by seven tricks he's saved himself,
I teach him then, Kharadiya, no more."
The hunter then came and received his reward.
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Buddha then made the parallel that he was the deer teacher/uncle and the foolish deer/nephew was the unruly monk.
Buddha then uses another story for a noisy monk that was loud and expressive out of turn.
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NOISY OUT OF SEASON
Chars: Master (Buddha), unruly Brother (monk), Brahmadatta the Bodhisatta, Kharadiya (sis of Brahmadatta), Nephew (son of Kharadiya),
Plot:
Young Brahmins had a chicken that was a nice chicken. This nice chicken crowed at appropriate times and woke the Brahmins up to begin their studies. When this chicken died, they sought out a new one. They found one in a cemetery. This chicken in particular had no sensible crowing patterns, as it crowed throughout the day. Because of this, the Brahmins' in their pursuit of knowledge were affected. As a result, they killed the chicken. Their teacher instructed them:
"No parents trained, no teacher taught this bird:
Both in and out of season was he heard."
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| Despite the pain, sometimes we all need to go our own ways first before we can see the correct path. Stubborn Salmon: Source |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Author: Robert Chalmers, Title: Unruly Monks, Link: https://sites.google.com/view/jatakas/unruly-monks
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