Conversion Of Angulimala,The Robber
In the reign of king Pasenjit, king of Kosala ,there lived a robber named Angulimala whose hands were red with blood. He was always involved in killing and wounding and has no mercy for living creatures. Because of him, what had been villages were villages no more, what had been countryside was countryside no more. From every human being to whom he slew, he took a finger to make himself a necklace and so he got his name "Necklace of Fingers."
One day Lord Buddha were staying in Shravasti he heard about Angulimala and he decided to convert him into a righteous man. So one day after taking his meal and after putting away his bedding and then ,with robes and bowl, he set out his journey, to find the robber Angulimala. seeing to going towards he way where Angulimala resided, several man and women stop Lord Buddha to go that side, but Lord not stopped and kept going on.
When some way off robber saw the Lord Coming, so armed with sword and bow he followed up the lord's trail.But he surprised to imagine why he is not able to overtake him. He shouted on Lord to stop.Lord said ; 'I have stopped for Angulimala, for your sake.Will you stop following your carrier of an evil doer? The good in you is not dead.If you will only give it a chance it will transform you.
Angulimala felt overcome by the words of the Blessed One, saying "At last this sage has tracked me down."Angulimala threw the victims' fingers which he wore around his neck and fell at the Master's feet and craved admission to the brotherhood.This was the impact of Lord Buddha Teachings.
Conversion Of Other Criminals
There was the south of Rajgraha a great mountain, distant from the city about 200 mile.There lived 500 robbers who used to murder and rob all travellers that passed that way.The king had vainly sent his forces to capture them, but they always escaped. Lord Buddha heard about them.One day he transformed himself into a man richly looking with his sword and bow, with bags of silver and gold on his saddle -bow, and precious stones studying his horse's bravery.When Lord Buddha reached among robbers they tried to catch him but when they faced the great Blessed One they fell on the ground saying, " What a great Lord?" What a great Lord is this ?"Lord Buddha started to explain such hurts pains as they give and receive trivial compared with the pain caused by the world and the wounds of unbelief and doubt.There is no painful wound so bad as sorrow no piercing arrow so sharp as folly.Highest wisdom can remove sorrow .Hearing the kind and knowledge words they all robbers repented about their evil deeds .They all became the followers of Buddha.Such was Lord Buddha Teachings.
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