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The Dung-Beetle

Gūthapāṇajātaka

“Well matched”—This story the Master told while dwelling at Jetavana, about one of the Brethren.

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

0.47. Gūthapāṇajātaka

1.1PTS 2.211“Sūro sūrena saṅgamma,1.2vikkantena pahārinā;1.3Ehi nāga nivattassu,1.4kiṁ nu bhīto palāyasi;1.5Passantu aṅgamagadhā,1.6mama tuyhañca vikkamaṁ”.

2.1“Na taṁ pādā vadhissāmi,2.2na dantehi na soṇḍiyā;2.3Mīḷhena taṁ vadhissāmi,2.4pūti haññatu pūtinā”ti.

3.1Gūthapāṇajātakaṁ sattamaṁ.