0.48. Biḷāravatajātaka
1.1PTS 1.461“Yo ve dhammaṁ dhajaṁ katvā,1.2Nigūḷho pāpamācare;1.3Vissāsayitvā bhūtāni,1.4Biḷāraṁ nāma taṁ vatan”ti.
2.1Biḷāravatajātakaṁ aṭṭhamaṁ.
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The Hypocrite Like a Cat
Biḷāravatajātaka
“Where saintliness.”—This story was told by the Master while at Jetavana, about a hypocrite. When the Brother’s hypocrisy was reported to him, the Master said, “This is not the first time he has shewn himself a hypocrite; he was just the sane in times gone by.” So saying he told this story of the past.
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