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Ja 2011 min read

The Prison

Bandhanāgārajātaka

“Not iron fetters”—This story the Master told whilst staying in Jetavana, about the prison-house.

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

  • 0.1Jātaka
  • 0.2Dukanipāta
  • 0.3Nataṁdaḷhavagga

0.41. Bandhanāgārajātaka

1.1PTS 2.140“Na taṁ daḷhaṁ bandhanamāhu dhīrā,1.2Yadāyasaṁ dārujapabbajañca;1.3Sārattarattā maṇikuṇḍalesu,1.4Puttesu dāresu ca yā apekkhā.

2.1Etaṁ daḷhaṁ bandhanamāhu dhīrā,2.2Ohārinaṁ sīthilaṁ duppamuñcaṁ;2.3Etampi chetvāna vajanti dhīrā,2.4Anapekkhino kāmasukhaṁ pahāyā”ti.

3.1Bandhanāgārajātakaṁ paṭhamaṁ.