86: Nalagiri - The Elephant Sent to Kill the Buddha

A jealous cousin wanted the Buddha gone.So he had a known man-killing elephant deliberately intoxicated, and released onto the exact road the Buddha would walk that morning.Word spread by drumbeat.People climbed onto rooftops — not to flee, but to place bets on who would win.The elephant charged.Every monk fled except one.A woman, running in terror, dropped her own child directlyin its path.New story every day.Follow so you never miss one.