Makhadeva Jataka(Righteous King)

                                                                            

Lord Budddha Jataka Stories

Once in the city of Mithila city  there was a king named Makhadeva, who was righteous good king. He ruled till eighty four years. All these years he ruled, one day he said to his barber o see his hair and pick out the grey hair from it. Barber pick out all thirteen hair.The king again ruled more eighty years. One day he saw a grey hair in his head and become disappointed. He lost interest in every thing and became very sad . He asked for the barber and told that he renounce the world for his brother's life.

Lord Buddha Jataka story proceeds further. He granted that barber a village which yielded thousand pieces of gold. He gave his kingdom to hid eldest son and himself went to the the jungle.There he lived again eighty years as an ascetic.