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The Priest Named Ruddy

Ruhakajātaka

“Even a broken bowstring”—This story the Master told while dwelling in Jetavana, about temptation arising from a former wife. The circumstances will be explained in the Eighth Book, in the Indriya Jātaka. Then the Master said to this brother, “That is a woman who does you harm. In former times, too, she put you to the blush before the king and his whole court, and gave you good reason to leave your home.” And he told an old-world tale.

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

0.41. Ruhakajātaka

1.1PTS 2.114“Api ruhaka chinnāpi,1.2jiyā sandhīyate puna;1.3Sandhīyassu purāṇiyā,1.4mā kodhassa vasaṁ gami”.

2.1PTS 2.115“Vijjamānesu vākesu,2.2vijjamānesu kārisu;2.3Aññaṁ jiyaṁ karissāmi,2.4alaññeva purāṇiyā”ti.

3.1Ruhakajātakaṁ paṭhamaṁ.