Skip to content
True DhammaLibrary · Community
Ja 1511 min read

Kingly Advice

Rājovādajātaka

“Rough to the rough”—This story the Master told whilst he was living in Jetavana, to explain how a king was taught a lesson.

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

0.41. Rājovādajātaka

1.1PTS 2.3“Daḷhaṁ daḷhassa khipati,1.2balliko mudunā muduṁ;1.3Sādhumpi sādhunā jeti,1.4asādhumpi asādhunā;1.5Etādiso ayaṁ rājā,1.6maggā uyyāhi sārathi”.

2.1PTS 2.4“Akkodhena jine kodhaṁ,2.2asādhuṁ sādhunā jine;2.3Jine kadariyaṁ dānena,2.4saccenālikavādinaṁ;2.5Etādiso ayaṁ rājā,2.6maggā uyyāhi sārathī”ti.

3.1Rājovādajātakaṁ paṭhamaṁ.