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Chapter Thirty: Bamboo Forest<br />

The Buddha and his bhikkhus partake of a meal at the palace. The Buddha speaks of the five precepts as principles of living which can<br />

build long-lasting peace and prosperity for the kingdom. The Buddha tells the children a past-life tale about a plumeria tree. King Bimbisara<br />

offers Bamboo Forest to the Buddha and his sangha.<br />

Vin. Mv. Kh. 1; Jataka (Kh. 10); Siuan Tsi Po Yuan King (T. 200); Purnapukhavadanasataka; Lieou Tou Tsi King (T. 152); Cheng<br />

King (T. 154).<br />

The invitation to the palace and King Bimbisara’s offering of Bamboo Forest are both recounted in Vin. Mv. Kh. 1.

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