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**tipokotap** · 04-24-2012, 03:25 AM

I remember hearing about a story from one of the Sutra's, I think part of the Jakkata Tales, so I don't know if those are true Sutras or not, but anyway.

The story goes that in a past life, Buddha was a ship captain whose ship was invaded by a pirate. The Buddha killed the pirate because the pirate would have killed him and everyone on the ship.

The Buddha's karma for this act was good, because his intent was to save lives. Keep in mind, I haven't read the Sutra so this is a third hand account, but I thought it might be interesting in this discussion.

04-24-2012, 03:25 AM	#8
tipokotap Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 735 Senior Member	I remember hearing about a story from one of the Sutra's, I think part of the Jakkata Tales, so I don't know if those are true Sutras or not, but anyway. The story goes that in a past life, Buddha was a ship captain whose ship was invaded by a pirate. The Buddha killed the pirate because the pirate would have killed him and everyone on the ship. The Buddha's karma for this act was good, because his intent was to save lives. Keep in mind, I haven't read the Sutra so this is a third hand account, but I thought it might be interesting in this discussion.
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