the jewel in the topknot

The Jewel in the Topknot

Once upon a time there was a great king. He was the greatest of kings and was called the Wheel-Rolling King. It was said that he owned a magical wheel of jewels that would spin while he governed.

The king was a fine ruler, and when he found a country that was run by evil people, he would wage war against it. He continually fought such evil countries until he had crushed them all.

The king was very glad to see that some of his soldiers were very brave in war. He rewarded these soldiers with treasures such as gold, silver, shell, agate, coral, and amber. He gave some of them farms, houses, villages, and cities. He also gave elephants, horses, and vehicles to those who were worthy.

Every time the soldiers were given these gifts from the king, they boasted, saying “I received golden rings and necklaces from the Wheel-Rolling King.”

Or: “He gave me a fabulous elephant and an ox-cart, praising my brave fight in the war.”

Or: “It was clothes this time for me. But I’ll get much more next time for my valiant fight.”

Or: “But you’ll not outdo me. I’ll be fighting with all my might, too.”

There was one thing that the king kept for himself: the brilliant gem which he was keeping in his topknot. This gem was the only one of its kind in the world. If he had given it to anyone, his followers would have been shocked.

Finally, one day, the Wheel-Rolling King saw an especially brave soldier and gave him that precious gem.



wow, all the parables are so profound. isnt it?
well wheel rolling king is none other than shakyamuni .
he had many jewels comparable to many sutras(expedient means) but he has the main sutra which he never shared/ given to anyone.
reason?
no one is capable of comprehending the sutra at that time.
its like a professor of maths knows everything about maths. but if he teach a class 5 student he will use simple language and examples to make him clear. though he knws calculus but it is not a appropriate time to tell that student.
so this professor will keep on teaching the student until he reaches the level where the professor can reveal the true and discard the expedient means.
he will say "listen the formula of circle A= pie*square of radius is just a very small side of integration.
what i teach u till now is just a very part of large picture.
here is that picture itself.
enjoy :)
u have been able to wage lots of war(passing from 5th to 11th) and now u deserve to look at this picture (lotus sutra)