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The Shaft of a Plough

Naṅgalīsajātaka

“For universal application.”—This story was told by the Master while at Jetavana, about the Elder Laludayi who is said to have had a knack of always saying the wrong thing.

Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

0.43. Naṅgalīsajātaka

1.1PTS 1.449“Asabbatthagāmiṁ vācaṁ,1.2Bālo sabbattha bhāsati;1.3Nāyaṁ dadhiṁ vedi na naṅgalīsaṁ,1.4Dadhippayaṁ maññati naṅgalīsan”ti.

2.1Naṅgalīsajātakaṁ tatiyaṁ.