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The Fish of the Ganges

Gaṅgeyyajātaka

“Fine are the fish”—This story the Master told while dwelling at Jetavana, about two young Brethren.

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

  • 0.1Jātaka
  • 0.2Dukanipāta
  • 0.3Nataṁdaḷhavagga

0.45. Gaṅgeyyajātaka

1.1PTS 2.152“Sobhati maccho gaṅgeyyo,1.2atho sobhati yāmuno;1.3Catuppadoyaṁ puriso,1.4nigrodhaparimaṇḍalo;1.5Īsakāyatagīvo ca,1.6sabbeva atirocati”.

2.1“Yaṁ pucchito na taṁ akkhāsi,2.2Aññaṁ akkhāsi pucchito;2.3Attappasaṁsako poso,2.4Nāyaṁ asmāka ruccatī”ti.

3.1Gaṅgeyyajātakaṁ pañcamaṁ.