Early Buddhism

The Simile of the Bull Elephant in the Forest

Nāgasutta

Language
Pāli
Period
Early Buddhist Texts
Tradition
Early Buddhism
Versions
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A bull elephant, annoyed by living in the herd, goes off by himself. Similarly, a mendicant feeling crowded in a monastery goes off by themselves and happily meditates in seclusion.

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