108. The Bodhisatta – The Lion and The Tiger
Once upon a time at the foot of a mountain a lion and a tiger were living together in one and same cave as friends. The Bodhisatta too was living at the foot of the same hill, as a hermit.
Now one day, a dispute arose between the two friends about the cold. The tiger said it was cold in the dark half of the month, while the lion maintained that it was cold in the light half. As the two of them together could not settle the issue, they put it to the Bodhisatta. He said: “In light or dark half, whenever the wind blows it’s cold. For cold is caused by wind. And, therefore, I decide you both are right.”
Thus, the Bodhisatta made peace between those friends.
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