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Angulimala 35 Angulimala readies to pounce on his unsuspecting motherBUDDHISM: Crouched among the bushes, he waited anxiously for the lone person to arrive. As the figure appeared closer, he saw that it was a woman walking slowly with the help of a staff in one hand and a bundle in the other. When the figure appeared nearer, he thought she looked vaguely familiar.
As she came nearer he realized, indeed she was his mother! At that moment his body quivered. His eyes began to fill with tears. His heart softened as he noticed that she had grown much older, tired and distinctly hunched. "Oh, mother dear," the ferocious murderer wept silently without realizing it. He missed his mother dearly. He had not seen her for some years now, since he left home for Takkasila. His love and affection for her surfaced in his heart. His first reaction would have been to lay down his weapons and run up to his mother and hug her. But he could not let her see him in such a horrible state. At that point, his mind turned towards his dark side. He reminded himself that he had a bigger mission to fulfil. He had vowed to complete his Guru Dakshina at any cost. He was torn between his love for his mother and his desire to collect his last anguli. So intense was his obsession to complete his garland of angulis that he intended to kill his mother for the last little finger he required. |
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