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The Monkey

Makkaṭajātaka

“Father, see! a poor old fellow”—This story the Master told whilst staying in Jetavana, about a rogue. The circumstances will be explained in the Uddala Birth, Book xiv.

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

0.43. Makkaṭajātaka

1.1PTS 2.69“Tāta māṇavako eso,1.2tālamūlaṁ apassito;1.3Agārakañcidaṁ atthi,1.4handa demassagārakaṁ”.

2.1“Mā kho tvaṁ tāta pakkosi,2.2dūseyya no agārakaṁ;2.3Netādisaṁ mukhaṁ hoti,2.4brāhmaṇassa susīlino”ti.

3.1Makkaṭajātakaṁ tatiyaṁ.