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The Old Chook

Kukkuṭajātaka

“Trees a many have I seen”—This story the Master told while dwelling at Jetavana, about a Brother who was one of the fellow-students of Elder Sariputta, Captain of the Faith.

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

  • 0.1Jātaka
  • 0.2Dukanipāta
  • 0.3Nataṁdaḷhavagga

0.49. Kukkuṭajātaka

1.1PTS 2.161“Diṭṭhā mayā vane rukkhā,1.2assakaṇṇā vibhīṭakā;1.3Na tāni evaṁ sakkanti,1.4yathā tvaṁ rukkha sakkasi”.

2.1PTS 2.162“Purāṇakukkuṭo ayaṁ,2.2bhetvā pañjaramāgato;2.3Kusalo vāḷapāsānaṁ,2.4apakkamati bhāsatī”ti.

3.1Kukkuṭajātakaṁ navamaṁ.