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The Bodhisatva thus gave fair judgment in all cases and people
praised his wisdom.
vii) Bodhisatva as a Monkey
Once upon a time, a herd of eight thousand monkeys lived on a
huge mango tree that stood on a bank of the Ganges in a forest of the
Himalayas. The Bodhisatva was the leader of the monkeys, and he
protected the herd from all harm.
Now the fruits of the mango tree on which the monkeys lived
were sweeter than all other fruits in the world. But one branch of the
tree overhung the stream, and the Bodhisatva thought that if some of
the mangoes should fall in the river, they might drift down and be seen
by some one who might come in search of the tree and do the monkeys
harm. So he ordered the monkeys to strip that branch hare and pluck
all the fruits on it. The monkeys did as they were told, but unfortunately
one fruit remained unseen and it fell in the stream and drifted down.
The king of Benaras, while he was taking a bath in the river,
happened to see the fruit drifting down and he took it and ate it.
Seeing that it was sweeter than any mango he had ever tasted, the
king asked his countriers to find out where the tree stood. They had a
search made for the tree but could not find anywhere in the kingdom;
thereupon the king set out with a big army along the banks of the
Ganges and found the tree in the forest. The king saw that the
monkeys were eating the fruits on the tree, and desiring to have all
the mangoes for himself, he asked his archers to shoot the monkeys.