There was a rogue monk in one of the Buddha viharas who was sullying the fair name of the Buddhism. His name was Maulja Faggun. He was in the habit of teasing nuns, wolf whistling and using foul language. The nuns were fed up with him. He was a wolf in monk’s clothing.
Buddha was told about his activities. It greatly upset him. He summoned the monk and asked him to sit down.
Buddha said, “Maulja Faggun brother! I want you to hear a story.
Once in a certain town their lived a couple. The man was a trader. The wife was a beauty and locally famous for her calm and composed nature. She was soft spoken and was of forgiving nature. Every one praised her. Her name was Vedehika.
She had a maid named Kali. Kali suspected the genuineness of the calm, polite and gentle exterior of her mistress because she had seen her secretly drowning puppies and strangling kittens. So, she knew that the noble lady act was phoney. She wanted to expose the lady and show her real cruel face to others. No one would believe her word.
So, Kali worked out a plan. She started going to work late. For some days Vedehika said nothing. She kept up her kind posture. But when the maid continued her erratic ways, the mistress began to lose her cool. One day she said, “Kali! Why do you come late every day? Don’t you realise how it upsets our work schedule?”
Kali inwardly smiled. So, the lady is cracking up, she thought. She apologized and promised that she would arrive on time in future.
But she didn’t mend her ways. She, on purpose, continued reaching late. Vedehika was now furious. She rebuked and abused Kali.
Kali again begged for mercy and said she would come on time the following day. She didn’t keep her word. Infact she was late by two hours. The sight of Kali filled Vedehika with rage. She was shaking in anger and looked very ugly. Kali almost laughed.
Vedehika picked up a stick and began to beat Kali saying invectives. A few blows resulted in Kali bleed badly.
Kali ran out screaming. Vedehika chased her with stick in hand. Kali screamed loudly as more blows fell on her. The screams brought the people out of their homes. They were shocked to see Vedehika in ugly and murderous mood. Kali was able to expose Vedehika’s noble lady act.
The public opinion instantly changed. The people said, “So, the noble lady turns out to be a fake! She is infact ugly, cruel and foul mouthed woman.”
That is the story Faggun. If you don’t reform yourself, soon your monk mask will get blown off and everyone will see what you really are. But brother, it is never too late to mend.”
The story had the desired effect. Maulja Faggun gave up his evil ways and became an ideal monk.
For many it was nothing short of a miracle.
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