Syama Jataka

The Syama Jataka (sanskrit: śyāma), also known as Sāma Jataka or more popularly as Suvaṇṇa-sāma Jataka( "Golden-complexioned Boy") in Pali, is the third of the Jataka tales in the collection of Ten Jataka or Mahanipata Jataka, which tell of the last ten lives of the Buddha prior to the life in which he achieves enlightenment. The Syama Jataka tells the story of the Bodhisattva who descends to earth to be born as the child of two pious hermits. As a young man, Sovannasam becomes a hermit as well, and then dedicates himself to the care of his parents who have been blinded in an example of filial piety. Followers of Buddhism believe that the Buddha told the story in a sermon at Wat Chetapun (Jetavana) to explain the virtues of Sovannasam's conduct to a monk who was uncertain whether it was appropriate for a monk to take care of his parents.

Dukūlaka is identified with Kassapa，Pārikā with Bhaddā Kāpilānī，Piliyakkha with Ananda，Sakka with Anuruddha，and Bahusodarī with Uppalavannā.