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Brahmadatta and the Banyan Deer Summary Class 12 | Major English by Suraj Bhatt
Brahmadatta and the Banyan Deer
ABOUT THE STORY
Brahmadatta and the Banyan Deer
This story is a Buddhist story that has been taken from the holy book of the Buddhists called "Jatak Katha."
The deer is the symbol of harmony, happiness, longevity, and peace in Buddhism.
There are Tibetan legends in which deer help men solve problems.
This story has presented how the king Brahmadatta of Benaras learned the lesson of compassion and pity from the King of Banyan Deer (Lord Buddha as the deer). Brahmadatta realised the essence of the lesson and stopped hunting thereafter.
MAIN SUMMARY
Brahmadatta and the Banyan Deer
This story dates back to the Golden Age, when Buddha incarnated as a Banyan deer. When he grew up, he became the leader of the herd of deer. He had great curving antlers, strong shoulders, shining eyes, and sharp black hooves.
At that time, there was a king in power whose name was Brahmadatta. He was quite fond of hunting. He went hunting with his courtiers and helpers. Farmers and merchants were unhappy due to the hunting act of the king. The act of the royal hunt had ruined all the farms of common people. All the villagers were ordered to chase the animals for the royal hunt. They were asked to help the king by leaving their own work. As the villagers had to follow the king in his hunting mission, and due to the irregularity of the route of the king, the people were very disturbed.
They were unable to do their own work because of the king. They had to go after the king with their own work undone.
Therefore, they proposed to build a stockade {encloser protected by a wall of wooden posts} in the forest from which not a single deer escaped. So, the king didn't have to put in much effort to get the deer hunted. The people also got relief from following the king leaving their works.
In that area, there were two flocks, and the king of the flock of deer was beautiful. The flock of deer understood they had no escape, and they decided that there would be the sacrifice of one deer per day from an alternate group. That was the decision of the kings of the flock. King Brahmadatta was also pleased with the idea. He began to get deer meat without any effort.
When it was the turn of a pregnant doe, she pleaded with the flock king, for she did not like to die before she gave birth to a baby fawn. Then the king of the flock, known as Banyan Deer, concluded that nobody should be the victim in her place. The flock king will go to her place himself. But Brahmadatta had ordered not to kill the flock king, as it was big and good-looking.
The king came to know the situation. The Banyan Deer related to the king the main reason for his arrival. The reason was that the Banyan Deer was responsible to take care of his group.
After hearing the decision of the Banyan Deer, the mind of the king changed. He freed all the deer on the demand of the Banyan Deer. He also assured the Banyan Deer that he would not kill any animals around his kingdom and thus there wouldn't be any fear for other creatures from Brahmadatta's side. The Banyan Deer thanked the king and went away with his herd.
The king ordered his men to set a stone pillar in the place where he talked with Bunyan deer. It was carved with a figure of the deer with the words: “Homage to the Noble Banyan Deer, Compassionate Teacher of Kings”.
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