A man once left his country to go to foreign parts, and there entered the service of an abbot.

There was once a man who went into the forest to gather wood, and saw a snake crushed under a large stone.

Kisagotami, a young woman, was married to the only son of a rich man and they had a male child. The child died when he was two years old.
Kisagotami had intense attachment for the child. She clasped the dead child to her bossom, refused to part with it, and went from house to house, to her friends and relatives, asking them to give some medicine to bring the child back to life.

Upali was one of the chief followers of the Jain master, Mahavira. Because of his intelligence, Upali often appeared in public debates on behalf of the Jains. There was one incident where Upali had a debate with the Buddha. At the end of the debate, Upali was so impressed with the Buddha's teachings that he asked to be the Enlightened One's follower.

Sir, there are living here in Savatthi many wandering hermits and scholars who indulge in constant dispute, some saying that the world is infinite and eternal and others that it is finite and not eternal, some saying that the soul dies with the body and others that it lives on forever, and so forth.

One of the disciples of an ascetic asked his teacher, "My venerable master, kindly instruct me how many times a householder can visit his legal wife."
The ascetic replied, "Only once in his lifetime."
The disciple said, "Oh my Lord! This is absolutely impossible for worldly men. Passion is dreadful and troublesome. This world is full of temptations and distractions.

Once upon a time, in a village in Japan was living a reputable Buddhist monk. Next to him lived a family of wealthy merchants who had a beautiful daughter. One day, like a bolt out of the blue, her parents discovered that she was pregnant. Her father was very angry and pressed her to tell who the father of the child was.