In one of the Jataka tales King Shibi is the incarnation of Buddha, who lovingly rules over the kingdom of Shibi. To test the generosity of the King, two gods disguised themselves as a hawk and a dove. The hawk started chasing the dove and the dove dropped onto King Shibi's lap trembling with fear. The hawk demanded the king surrender the dove. But, the king refused insisting that the dove had sought his protection. After much argument, the hawk agreed to leave the dove alone if the king would offer a piece of flesh from his own body that was equal to the weight of the dove. The king willingly made the sacrifice. However, after slicing off his flesh and placing it on the scale, the king found that he could not equal the weight of the dove. Consequently, the king threw his entire body on the scale to tip the scales in favor of the dove. The hawk and the dove then revealed their true identity and praised the king for his unbounded charitable spirit.