佛教的故事:24 The Great Horse Knowing-one
<p> <span word="Courage">Courage</span></p><p> <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span>， <span word="King">King</span> <span word="Brahmadatta">Brahmadatta</span> <span word="ruled">ruled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Benares">Benares</span>， <span word="in">in</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="India">India</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mighty">mighty</span> <span word="horse">horse</span>， <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sindh">Sindh</span>， <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Indus">Indus</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="valley">valley</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="India">India</span>. <span word="Indeed">Indeed</span>， <span word="this">this</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Enlightenment">Enlightenment</span> <span word="Being">Being</span>.</p><p> <span word="As">As</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="strong">strong</span>， <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="intelligent">intelligent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wise">wise</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="young">young</span>， <span word="people">people</span> <span word="noticed">noticed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="rider">rider</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="told">told</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Knowing">Knowing</span>-<span word="one">one</span>.</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="royal">royal</span> <span word="horses">horses</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="everything">everything</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="stall">stall</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="decorated">decorated</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span>. <span word="Horses">Horses</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="faithful">faithful</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="masters">masters</span>. <span word="Knowing">Knowing</span>-<span word="one">one</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="loyal">loyal</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="grateful">grateful</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="cared">cared</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="royal">royal</span> <span word="horses">horses</span>， <span word="Knowing">Knowing</span>-<span word="one">one</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bravest">bravest</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="respected">respected</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trusted">trusted</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="neighboring">neighboring</span> <span word="kings">kings</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="Brahmadatta">Brahmadatta</span>. <span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="armies">armies</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="elephant">elephant</span> <span word="cavalry">cavalry</span>， <span word="a">a</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="cavalry">cavalry</span>， <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chariot">chariot</span> <span word="brigade">brigade</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ranks">ranks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span>. <span word="Together">Together</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="kings">kings</span>， <span word="with">with</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="armies">armies</span>， <span word="surrounded">surrounded</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Benares">Benares</span>.</p><p> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="Brahmadatta">Brahmadatta</span> <span word="assembled">assembled</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="ministers">ministers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="advisers">advisers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="defending">defending</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kingdom">kingdom</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="advised">advised</span> <span word="him">him</span>， <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="surrender">surrender</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="positions">positions</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="royal">royal</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span>， <span word="send">send</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="knights">knights</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="represent">represent</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="battlefield">battlefield</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="fails">fails</span>， <span word="only">only</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="go">go</span>.</p>
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