Ṛshyaśringa

Role: son of the Rishi and the gazelle doe · First appears: Chapter XV

In Chapter XV, the gazelle doe gave birth to Ṛshyaśringa, then deserted him after realizing he was unlike herself. The Rishi recognized him as his own child, took him to his hermitage, and brought him up. Ṛshyaśringa later cursed a deity to withhold rain for twelve years.

At a pleasure-ground aboard a ferry-boat, Ṛshyaśringa became intoxicated and gave himself up to pleasure with the women, losing his magic power. The king of Vārāṇasī gave Śāntā to him as his wife. Thereupon, Ṛshyaśringa returned to ascetic exertion and regained the five kinds of insight.

Relationship record

Chapter XV

• parent: The Rishi (Chapter 015) “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.”
• guardian: The Rishi (Chapter 015) “So he took it with him into his hermitage and there brought it up.”
• parent: The gazelle doe (Chapter 015) “When the time came for her to bring forth, she went to that place and there gave birth to a boy.”

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