The Rishi (Chapter 015)

Role: Rishi · First appears: Chapter XV

In Chapter XV, the Rishi recognized Ṛshyaśringa as his own child and took him to his hermitage, where he brought him up. Knowing that he was nearing death, he instructed the boy in how to welcome visiting Rishis shortly before he died.

After the Rishi’s death, Ṛshyaśringa burned his corpse and mourned the loss of his father. The king gave Śāntā to the Rishi as his wife, together with her attendants.

Relationship record

Life events

• The Rishi recognized Ṛshyaśringa as his child and brought him up.(Chapter XV · 📍 his hermitage)
  • With: Ṛshyaśringa
  • “When the Rishi came to that place and saw the child, he began to consider whose child it could be, and perceived that it was his own child. So he took it with him into his hermitage and there brought it up.”
• The Rishi, knowing he must die, gave Ṛshyaśringa instructions for welcoming visiting Rishis.(Chapter XV · 📍 this hermitage)
  • “When he saw that he must die, he spake shortly before his decease to the boy as follows:—”
• The Rishi died, and Ṛshyaśringa burned his corpse.(Chapter XV)
  • “The youth burnt the Rishi’s corpse in the usual manner, and then, as he mourned, being depressed by grief at the loss of his father, he became possessed of the five kinds of insight.”

Chapter XV

• child: Ṛshyaśringa “When the Rishi came to that place and saw the child, he began to consider whose child it could be, and perceived that it was his own child.”
• ward: Ṛshyaśringa “So he took it with him into his hermitage and there brought it up.”
• married with Śāntā “The king gave Śāntā to the Rishi as his wife, together with her attendants.”

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Extracted from the original text of Tibetan Tales, Derived from Indian Sources. Made with Rho MD.