THE CHINESE LION 



ings, overthrowing walls and bursting in houses. The arhats 

 took refuge by lifting themselves into the air. Anandha 

 alone remained with Buddha. The elephants bore down 

 upon them, head to head. Then Buddha stretched forth one 

 hand whose fingers changed themselves into five lions which 



BUDDHA'S VICTORY OVER THE INEBRIATED ELEPHANTS 

 FROM DR. L. WIEGER'S " BUDDHISM " 



roared with a voice shaking heaven and earth. The elephants 

 prostrated themselves in terror, marking their repentance by 

 the shedding of tears." 



A similar story is that of the subjection of the infuriated 

 buffalo. 



' Scarcely had Buddha entered the jungle when the wicked 

 buffalo burst upon him at a gallop with erect tail and lowered 

 horns, bellowing furiously. Buddha calmly extended his 



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