Parables of Wisdom
Papabuddhi and Deceit
पापबुद्धि और धर्मबुद्धि · પાપબુદ્ધિ અને ધર્મબુદ્ધિ
Two friends, a buried treasure and a tree that could talk
- 5 min full story
- 2 min children's telling
- For all ages
Two merchant friends, one honest and one crooked, bury half their earnings outside their city. When the treasure disappears, the crooked friend has a clever plan to blame the honest one, and even a witness ready to speak from inside a tree.
What it teaches Honesty Deceit Forgiveness
The opening of the children's telling
Once there were two friends. One was called Dharmabuddhi, which means good mind. The other was called Papabuddhi, which means tricky mind.
The two friends went far away to sell things, and each of them earned lots of gold coins. On the way home, Papabuddhi said, "Let us bury half our gold here, under the ground, so it stays safe." Dharmabuddhi trusted his friend, so they did.
Read the whole story See plans
To carry into the day
A trick may hide the truth for a night, but the truth comes out by morning.
To talk about together
Why do you think Dharmabuddhi asked the king to forgive the friend who tried to cheat him?
Retold for JainStory from the traditional narrative and checked against published Jain sources. Details vary between tellings.