12 The Golden Deer


high-definition creative commons posters depicting The Golden Deer from the Pāḷi Jātaka stories together with further information.

Born as the golden deer King Nigrodha, the Bodhisatta lived alongside rival leader Sākha. When a king trapped their herds in his park for hunting, Nigrodha instituted daily turns for slaughter to prevent needless injuries. When a pregnant doe was refused help by Sākha, Nigrodha offered his own life instead. Moved by this compassion, the king granted immunity to Nigrodha, the doe, and ultimately all living creatures. After Nigrodha taught the king righteousness, the doe urged her fawn to follow only Nigrodha, whose moral leadership eventually guided the deer to respect human crops forever.

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