English
Having arisen, in order to completely protect the pigeons, he again made himself unwavering through meditation and remained steadfastly. This great being thought, even if all these pigeons have flown away, this nest will not completely disappear from my head. Therefore, I should destroy this pigeon nest that has accumulated in my hair knot. So he contemplated: Some places are covered with fragments of eggs, With his two hands, as soft as petals, he gently removed the extremely rare nest from his head. When the goddess flew away, the Bodhisattva withdrew his mind from meditation, knowing that the top of his head was empty, and remained contemplating thus: The fully feathered pigeon chicks, have flown into the forest with their mother. Who, with focused reverence, removed that nest from my head? After contemplating thus, that great being arose, brought trees, kusha grass, flowers, and fruits, and after bathing, at noon, he lit the fire that emitted light. Having enjoyed the fragrant fruits without soil, under the tree with eyes at the tip of his nose, with one mind, he began yoga again. Like this, through meditation, truly seeing reality, in order to approach Nirvana, although capable, when the Bhagavan became a Bodhisattva, he thought that in order to benefit the world, even in the cycle full of harm, he must continuously revolve, so he vowed to generate great joy towards the Buddha Bhagavan. This is the Jataka tale of the Ascetic with Burning Hair, the sixth Jataka. Those with wisdom or diligence, or completely pure great merit, or great ones with lofty wisdom, all of these are for the benefit of the world. Thus it was heard, being familiar with various treatises, having a mind free from defilements, becoming a friend to all worldly people, like a tamed and handsome one, single-mindedly benefiting others, providing large trees for tired birds.