An elephant has lately been seen in the fields beyond the capital. By all rights, such a sight should be taken…
An elephant has lately been seen in the fields beyond the capital. By all rights, such a sight should be taken as auspicious. As the White Tiger Discourses says, "The elephant appears when peace prevails and music flourishes." Yet for days now this elephant has trampled the field ridges and damaged the crops, and the crops are the foundation of the state and the lifeblood of the people.