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Love For the Families of Snakes

Khaṇḍajātaka

“Virupakkha snakes I love”—This story the Master told whilst living at Jetavana, about a certain brother.

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

  • 0.1Jātaka
  • 0.2Dukanipāta
  • 0.3Nataṁdaḷhavagga

0.43. Khaṇḍajātaka

1.1PTS 2.145“Virūpakkhehi me mettaṁ,1.2Mettaṁ erāpathehi me;1.3Chabyāputtehi me mettaṁ,1.4Mettaṁ kaṇhāgotamakehi ca.

2.1PTS 2.146Apādakehi me mettaṁ,2.2mettaṁ dvipādakehi me;2.3Catuppadehi me mettaṁ,2.4mettaṁ bahuppadehi me.

3.1Mā maṁ apādako hiṁsi,3.2mā maṁ hiṁsi dvipādako;3.3Mā maṁ catuppado hiṁsi,3.4mā maṁ hiṁsi bahuppado.

4.1Sabbe sattā sabbe pāṇā,4.2sabbe bhūtā ca kevalā;4.3Sabbe bhadrāni passantu,4.4mā kañci pāpamāgamā.

5.1Appamāṇo buddho,5.2Appamāṇo dhammo;5.3Appamāṇo saṅgho,5.4Pamāṇavantāni sarīsapāni;5.5Ahivicchikasatapadī,5.6Uṇṇanābhi sarabū mūsikā.

6.1PTS 2.147Katā me rakkhā katā me parittā,6.2Paṭikkamantu bhūtāni;6.3Sohaṁ namo bhagavato,6.4Namo sattannaṁ sammāsambuddhānan”ti.

7.1Khaṇḍajātakaṁ tatiyaṁ.