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The Clever Young Man Kaṭāhaka

Kaṭāhakajātaka

“If he ‘mid strangers.”—This story was told by the Master while at Jetavana, about a boastful Brother. The introductory story about him is like what has been already related.

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

0.45. Kaṭāhakajātaka

1.1PTS 1.454“Bahumpi so vikattheyya,1.2aññaṁ janapadaṁ gato;1.3Anvāgantvāna dūseyya,1.4bhuñja bhoge kaṭāhakā”ti.

2.1Kaṭāhakajātakaṁ pañcamaṁ.