user21164: Purpose:
Find out the origin (reference) of this story.
Situation:
I got to know this Scorpion story from these websites.

Dare to the Motivation
The Nature of Things

The summary of this story is like this.
The scorpion stung the man but he saved the scorpion. Because even though to sting is the scorpion's nature, his nature to save won't change.
Problem:
Unfortunately, neither one have the reference to the story. It could be a fake story and I want to find out if it is a true Buddhism story or not.
I sent messages to both of the administrators. But I got no replies.
Comment
Does anyone know the original book of this story?
Thank you.

user-1: The closest story I could find to what you were describing is in the Ahina Sutta:

"On one occasion the Blessed One was staying near Savatthi in Jeta's Grove, Anathapindika's monastery. Now, at that time in Savatthi a certain monk had died after having been bitten by a snake. Then a large number of monks went to the Blessed One and, on arrival, having bowed down to him, sat to one side. As they were sitting there they said to him, "Lord, just now in Savatthi a certain monk died after having been bitten by a snake.
...
May all creatures,
all breathing things,
all beings
— each & every one —
meet with good fortune.
May none of them come to any evil.
Limitless is the Buddha,
limitless the Dhamma,
limitless the Sangha.
There is a limit to creeping things:
snakes, scorpions, centipedes,
spiders, lizards, & rats."
...
(AN 4.67).

Other than this, I can find no other references in the Pali Canon similar to what you described.
-Apannaka

21164: <p><strong>Purpose:</strong></p>
<p>Find out the origin (reference) of this story.</p>
<p><strong>Situation:</strong></p>
<p>I got to know this Scorpion story from these websites.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuzfFsbAOws" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Dare to the Motivation</a></li>
<li><a href="http://truecenterpublishing.com/zenstory/onesnature.html#:%7E:text=Two%20monks%20were%20washing%20their,set%20it%20upon%20the%20bank.&amp;text=He%20went%20back%20to%20washing,scorpion%20and%20was%20again%20stung" rel="nofollow noreferrer">The Nature of Things</a></li>
</ul>
<p>The summary of this story is like this.
The scorpion stung the man but he saved the scorpion. Because even though to sting is the scorpion's nature, his nature to save won't change.</p>
<p><strong>Problem:</strong></p>
<p>Unfortunately, neither one have the reference to the story. It could be a fake story and I want to find out if it is a true Buddhism story or not.
I sent messages to both of the administrators. But I got no replies.</p>
<p><strong>Comment</strong></p>
<p>Does anyone know the original book of this story?</p>
<p>Thank you.</p>
 -1: <p>The closest story I could find to what you were describing is in the <a href="https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an04/an04.067.than.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Ahina Sutta</a>:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>&quot;On one occasion the Blessed One was staying near Savatthi in Jeta's Grove, Anathapindika's monastery. Now, at that time in Savatthi a certain monk had died after having been bitten by a snake. Then a large number of monks went to the Blessed One and, on arrival, having bowed down to him, sat to one side. As they were sitting there they said to him, &quot;Lord, just now in Savatthi a certain <strong>monk</strong> died after having been <strong>bitten</strong> by a snake.</p>
<p>...</p>
<p>May all creatures,
all breathing things,
all beings
— each &amp; every one —
meet with good fortune.
<strong>May none of them come to any evil.</strong>
Limitless is the Buddha,
limitless the Dhamma,
limitless the Sangha.
There is a limit to creeping things:
snakes, <strong>scorpions</strong>, centipedes,
spiders, lizards, &amp; rats.&quot;</p>
<p>...</p>
<p>(<a href="https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an04/an04.067.than.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">AN 4.67</a>).</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Other than this, I can find no other references in the Pali Canon similar to what you described.</p>
<p>-Apannaka</p>
