friend from sri lanka told me this story

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friend from sri lanka told me this story

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There was an occasion where an [arahant] was sitting and hundreds of mosquitoes were biting him
The Buddha saw how he is bearing the pain
and called on the other monks and told them look do you see the elephant carrying the king bearing all the battle wounds in the battle.
He praised his act of patience

Can someone find the source of this ?
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I found nothing relevant in the Visuddhimagga, which often refers to such stories.

The simile of having patience like an elephant enduring arrows in battle is found in the Nāga Vagga of the Dhammapada.
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Do you mean "An Elephant Longs for the Forest"? I think it doesn't have a direct connection with this story, but it's still close to it.
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