Reading Notes Week 15 A

Buddha was reborn as a tree-spirit.  At this time, in Benares, a king decided he would build a palace with only one column, as all other palaces were supported by many columns.  So, there’s a tree in the king’s park: it’s a Sal tree that is worshiped by the village and town and even the royal family pays tribute to it.  Suddenly, the king demands to tree be cut down.
The people aren’t happy but can’t disobey the king.  So they pay tribute to the tree and tell it the situation so it won’t cause harm upon the woodmen.

The tree-spirit is a huge tree so if he falls, he will crush all the little trees around him.  He is very upset by this so he goes to the King’s chambers.  It is midnight when he fills the chamber with a bright radiance, weeping beside the King’s pillow.


The king is scared and asks why the spirit is crying.  The Tree-God explains that he has been called “lucky-tree” and he has stood for sixty thousand years.  This king isn’t moved at first until the tree-god explains that he needs to be cut down piece-by-piece, branch-by-branch, so he doesn’t just fall and crush all the other trees.  The king is finally moved and decides to not cut down the tree.

Image from Dr. Seuss Art

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