9.9 The Story about the Hunter Koka’s Dogs

The hunter Koka blamed a bhikkhu for his failure to catch game and he set his dogs on him, chasing him up a tree; the bhikkhu’s robe fell over the hunter and the dogs mistakenly devoured him instead; the bhikkhu worried whether his actions led to the death of the man, and the Buddha reassured him with a verse. Keywords: Hunters, Animals, Past Lives