The discourse on the Tamed Stage
Dantabhūmi Sutta
Majjhima Nikāya 125 of 152
Translated by: I B Horner
Read by: Roland Kitchen
Description
A young monk is unable to persuade a prince of the blessings of peace of mind. The Buddha offers similes based on training an elephant that would have been successful, as this was a field the prince was familiar with.