![]() ![]() When the third person, touched the trunk of the elephant, he said, “It is like a snake”.īut the fourth person experienced something different. The second person when touched the tusk (गजदंत) of the elephant by touching it, he told everyone that it is strong and smooth, just like a spear (भाला). When the first person, touched the side of the elephant, he said, “It is like a wall”. If you like to add something then share it in the comment section below. ![]() In this story, I am taking one of these versions of the same story. ![]() Now there are many versions of the same story in which how the elephant’s body parts are described by the blind men is different. When these blind men heard this, out of curiosity, they wanted to experience it by touching it as they had no idea what an elephant is. One of the villagers told these six blind men that there is an elephant in the village today. An animal named elephant has been brought to the village. Once upon a time, there were 6 blind people who lived in a village. This earliest parable (दृष्टांत) of this story is found in Buddhist, Jain and Hindu texts. ![]() It is a beautiful story which tells us about the concept of partial (आंशिक) reality that we experience. And all were in the wrong! The Blind Men and the Elephant Story: ![]()
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