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Ja 2021 min read

The King Who Pranked the Elderly

Keḷisīlajātaka

“Geese, herons, elephants”—This story the Master told while dwelling at Jetavana, about Lakuntaka the venerable and good.

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

  • 0.1Jātaka
  • 0.2Dukanipāta
  • 0.3Nataṁdaḷhavagga

0.42. Keḷisīlajātaka

1.1PTS 2.144“Haṁsā koñcā mayūrā ca,1.2hatthayo pasadā migā;1.3Sabbe sīhassa bhāyanti,1.4natthi kāyasmi tulyatā.

2.1Evameva manussesu,2.2daharo cepi paññavā;2.3So hi tattha mahā hoti,2.4neva bālo sarīravā”ti.

3.1Keḷisīlajātakaṁ dutiyaṁ.