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Who Drinks When the River’s Full

Puṇṇanadījātaka

“That which can drink”—This story the Master told while staying at Jetavana, about perfect wisdom.

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

  • 0.1Jātaka
  • 0.2Dukanipāta
  • 0.3Bīraṇathambhavagga

0.44. Puṇṇanadījātaka

1.1PTS 2.174“Puṇṇaṁ nadiṁ yena ca peyyamāhu,1.2Jātaṁ yavaṁ yena ca guyhamāhu;1.3Dūraṁ gataṁ yena ca avhayanti,1.4So tyāgato handa ca bhuñja brāhmaṇa”.

2.1PTS 2.175“Yato maṁ saratī rājā,2.2vāyasampi pahetave;2.3Haṁsā koñcā mayūrā ca,2.4asatīyeva pāpiyā”ti.

3.1Puṇṇanadījātakaṁ catutthaṁ.