Together with the arising of anger, I remembered my precepts and vows, and right there controlled my anger, I did not allow it to grow.
If anyone were to attack that brahmin lady with a sharp knife, not even for that would I violate my ethics, because it was solely for awakening.
I did not dislike the brahmin lady, nor did I lack the strength. But because omniscience is precious to me, that’s why I guarded my ethics.”
The Conduct Leading to Buddhahood The Chapter on an Elephant The Perfection of Ethics (5th) The Buffalo King’s Conduct
“Then again when I was a buffalo who roamed the forest, large in body and strong, big and scary to see.
In a cave, a craggy hillside, at a tree root or a waterhole, there’d be somewhere for buffalos, in one place or another.
Wandering the mighty forest, I saw a fine spot. Having gone there, I stood and lay to rest.
Then a monkey came along, wicked, ignoble, and nimble. On my shoulder, forehead, and eyebrows, he peed and pooed.
Not just that day, but a second, a third, and a fourth; he soiled me all the time, he was harrying me.