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Characters- Buddha, Devadatta, elephant, people Devadatta a cousin of Buddha, joined Buddha's order of monks. He was hungry for power and status. He wanted to become the head of the order of monks. But Buddha would not allow such an immature person, who as running after status instead of enlightenment, lead his mission. This made Devadatta to take revenge on Buddha. He even made several attempts to kill him.
Once Devadatta persuaded the royal elephant keepers to release a fierce elephant on to Buddha's path. The elephant was intoxicated and let loose on the streets where Buddha used to walk regularly. The mad elephant ran wildly. People panicked and fled in all directions.
The elephant came up on Buddha, Buddha kept walking, radiating the same peace and calm even in the face of this danger. His bliss and peace was not all affected by the threat of the wild elephant. The elephant came rushing towards Buddha is a mad fury. Once it reached Buddha it immediately calm down completely. It's wild nature simply dissolved in Buddha's enlightenment presence.
The effect of the peace radiated by a person who is fully satisfied and blissful within himself is similar to the waves than happen when you throw a stone into it.