CLASSICS 2K03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Asita, Webbed Toes, Tushita
21 Nov 2017
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Searches for solution to old age, sickness, and death. Teaches others (started at 33 and ended at 80) Discussion topic: what buddhist teachings are exemplified in the life of the. The extreme form of generosity (shows how extraordinary a being a buddha has to be) You have to give up a sense of self in order to become a buddha. You should give up your life for any sentient being even if they are not nice. Took off his clothes and jumped off a cliff. A hungry tigress with her cubs-> she is so weak and cannot feed her babies. Prince mahasattva plunged to his death so he could feed the tigress. His two brothers and him went for a walk near a cliff. Lot"s of miracles and in buddhist terms they are not miracles, they are results of extraordinary things. He is smashed to bits but the tigress can"t get to her.
