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The Tale of Gagga

Bhaggajātaka

“Gagga, live an hundred years”—This story the Master told when he was staying in the monastery made by King Pasenadi in front of Jetavana; it was about a sneeze which he gave.

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

0.45. Bhaggajātaka

1.1PTS 2.16“Jīva vassasataṁ bhagga,1.2aparāni ca vīsatiṁ;1.3Mā maṁ pisācā khādantu,1.4jīva tvaṁ sarado sataṁ”.

2.1“Tvampi vassasataṁ jīva,2.2aparāni ca vīsatiṁ;2.3Visaṁ pisācā khādantu,2.4jīva tvaṁ sarado satan”ti.

3.1Bhaggajātakaṁ pañcamaṁ.