Little bodhisattva

 

Little bodhisattva

 

The Dawa girl accompanied Mr. Agudemba to the border between Bangladesh and Myanmar. They broke up with Mr. Rajiz, whom they met by chance on the way. Mr. Rajiz said to them: There is a small hotel here, next to the grove. , you can find Mr. Amon, Mr. Amon is the owner of this hotel. He is also my friend. 

After Mr. Agudemba and the Dawa girl thanked Mr. Ragiz, they walked towards the grove. Sure enough, they saw a small hotel. Mr. Amon heard that they were introduced by Mr. Ragiz and received them very warmly.

What surprised Mr. Agudenba was that the name of this small hotel was "Little Bodhisattva", and there was also a statue of a child enshrined in the hotel.

Mr. Amon smiled and said: This child is the little Bodhisattva.

Mr. Amon told the story of the little Bodhisattva:

A long time ago, this was the jurisdiction of the country of Parana. The Bodhisattva of Wisdom was reborn as the son of King Paranai. Because of his superhuman intelligence, he learned magic under the teachings of the priest Bodo Seymour when he was young, and mastered a kind of magic that could understand the languages of all animals. So people call him "Little Bodhisattva". When the little Bodhisattva was twenty years old, the little Bodhisattva returned to the country of Parana.

Although the king made him a prince, he found that his son was soft-hearted and a Bodhisattva-hearted person. If he took over the throne in the future, he might not be qualified. Let him exercise his ability to live independently, and let him learn how to live alone in nature first.

The little prince then went to the grove alone. That night, he stayed in an inn not far from the grove. Legend has it that this inn is the current inn.

Mr Amon said:

That night, the little prince took off his shoes and put them on the floor, getting ready to go to bed. At this moment, a mother jackal and two little jackals crawled into the inn from the river in the grove. The two little jackals were howling with hunger. The mother jackal said to them: "Stop barking, children." There was a newly arrived traveler in this inn. He took off his leather boots and put them on the floor. He had just gone to sleep. When he falls asleep, I will get those cowhide boots for you to eat.

Because of his magic skills, the little prince listened to the mother jackal's words. He stood up, opened the window, and deliberately asked in an old man's voice: Who lives in the inn?

"It's me, I'm a traveler." The little prince answered in a boy's voice.

"Where do you put your shoes?" The old man's voice.

"Put it on the floor." The boy's voice.

"Pick it up and hang it!" It was still the old man's voice.

The mother jackal heard what the little prince said and was very angry with him.

Another night, the mother jackal sneaked into the inn with two little jackals.

At this time, the two little jackals screamed again: Mom, we are hungry!

The mother jackal said: My child, don’t talk! Just now a drunk fell into the lotus pond and drowned. The drunkard had a ring on his finger and a thousand dollars in his clothes. Let's take a rest here first. Don't run around for a while. I'll go to the lotus pond and pick up the drowned drunkard for you to eat. Not only did we have food, he also had a ring and a thousand dollars!

The little prince heard what the mother jackal said. He opened the window again and shouted to the guest room: Is there anyone in the store?

The shopkeeper replied: Yes, I am here.

The little prince shouted loudly: A man has just drowned in the lotus pond. Go and take off the thousand yuan and ring from his body, sink the body to the bottom of the water, and don't let it float up.

The mother jackal heard the cry of the little prince, and she was furious and said through gritted teeth: Last time, he prevented my children from eating cowhide boots, and this time he prevented them from eating human flesh. This little prince actually dares to go against me. I will eat his flesh and drink his blood. In two days, the enemy's army will come to surround the city of Paranai. The king will send him to fight, and the enemy will chop off his head. I want to see what happens to him then.

The mother jackal cursed the little prince and left with the two little jackals.

Mr. Amon continued:

Within a few days, the enemy's army really surrounded the city of Paranai.

The king said to the little prince who had lived independently for a while: My child, you have been able to live independently, now you go and kill the enemy!

The little prince said: Father, I have a sign. If I go to war, my life may be in danger.

The king was angry: Why did I let you live alone for a while? It’s just to let you learn skills so that you can protect your home and country in the future. Now that the army is approaching, you are a prince. You should not be afraid of life and death, but you should fight for the country and kill the enemy bravely. Go for it!

The little prince said: "Okay, my child will obey."

The little prince set off with his troops, but he did not go to fight the enemy directly. Instead, he went out through another city gate where there were no enemy garrison, and set up camp in a suitable place. Since he took most of the army away, the city of Parana seemed to be an empty city.

The king thought that the prince had fled with his army, and Polonaise had become an empty city. I am now surrounded by enemies, and if I don't leave quickly, I will definitely die. So he took the queen, the priest and an attendant, disguised himself, and fled out of the city overnight while it was dark and hid in the forest.

The little prince was stunned when he heard the news that the king had escaped. The reason why he did not engage the enemy directly was because he wanted to lure the enemy out of the city. This move was indeed successful. The little prince led the troops to fight with the enemy in the suburbs. He defeated the enemy and recovered the city of Polonaise. More importantly, he did not let the people in the city fall into the flames of war.

Mr. Amon said to Mr. Agudenba and Miss Dawa: Because the little prince defeated the enemy army and took measures to lure the enemy army out of the city and fight with the enemy army outside the suburbs, it prevented the people in the city from falling into the flames of war. Therefore, the local people call him "Little Bodhisattva". There is a "Little Bodhisattva Temple" here, and my hotel is also named "Little Bodhisattva". People here believe that he can bless us with good luck and peace.

Mr. Amon sang a local prayer song "I Love My Country":

 

There is no our motherland

There is no home for me

I deeply love my country

    

If you want to ask

What has the country done for us?

I'll be very proud to tell you

The country is a rooster with its head held high

Awaken us to abandon darkness and move towards light

The country is a majestic lion

Never allow the invasion of jackals

 

If you want to ask

what have we done for our country

I will tell you with great confidence

A strong country and a prosperous people are the aspirations of the people

People do not accept the rule of powerful people

We demand that the country be clean and honest

Only the people are the masters of the country

 

There is no happiness for the people

There would be no country for me

I deeply love my people