https://youtube/watch?v=_AsRriJjHk0 A rabbit even though he’s an animal is so virtuous, beautiful, and good that the other animals treat him as a king and admire his wisdom. The three animals that became his closest students were an otter, jackal, and monkey. One night, the rabbit instructed them that on the following evening there would be a full moon, and was a holy day, and that any beggars who needed aid should immediately be given food. The rabbit realized later on that while his companions had a variety of ways to feed a human being, he had none. Only the bitter grass clippings that he ate each day. He immediately decided that if the opportunity arose, he would offer his own body as meat. Hearing this thought, the god Shakra , the Lord of All Gods, decided to descend to earth and test the rabbit’s conviction. He appeared as a hungry beggar. The otter brought fish. The jackal brought a lizard and a stolen pot of milk. The monkey brought mangoes. But the rabbit had nothing to offer. So with the help of the other animals and the man he built a fire. As soon as the fire was blazing he jumped on top of it. Shakra was greatly moved. He quickly reached into the fire, pulled out the unscathed rabbit and held it above his head, displaying him before all the gods in his mighty glory. To honor the rabbits selfless sacrifice, Shakra placed the image of the rabbit on the top of his palace, and most importantly to this story, carved the rabbits image onto the moon. This is where the “rabbit on the moon” idea comes from. The rabbit was engraved on the moon so that people across the world would forever have a symbol of piety, righteousness and sacrifice to look up to. The rabbit had nothing to offer but himself, and this was the greatest gift of all.
Posted on: Tue, 09 Dec 2014 02:27:38 +0000
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