Histoires bouddhiques : le mérite de la charité et respecter les cinq préceptes, et Brahma demande le Dharma, partie 9/10

“I sacrifice this body thus, because I want to have this happiness, lasting happiness and bliss for myself and for all others.” So he jumped into the fire, and then all the heavens and earth trembled again and everybody was so touched. And at the time that everyone was so sorrowful and frightened, suddenly the whole fire turned into a lotus pond. All the beautiful fragrance came and came into people’s noses, and they were happy, happy. Even the Sakra god and the Brahma god had to praise the prince. “At that time, it’s because of love for all beings that You sacrificed thus. Now You have attained the great Buddhahood, please stay and teach all beings.”