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The Crane

Bakajātaka

“See that twice-born bird”—This story the Master told while staying in Jetavana, about a hypocrite. When he was brought before the Master, the Master said, “Brethren, he was a hypocrite of old just as he is now,” and told the following story.

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

0.1Jātaka
0.2Dukanipāta
0.3Upāhanavagga

0.46. Bakajātaka

1.1PTS 2.234“Bhaddako vatayaṁ pakkhī,1.2dijo kumudasannibho;1.3Vūpasantehi pakkhehi,1.4mandamandova jhāyati”.
2.1“Nāssa sīlaṁ vijānātha,2.2anaññāya pasaṁsatha;2.3Amhe dijo na pāleti,2.4tena pakkhī na phandatī”ti.

3.1Bakajātakaṁ chaṭṭhaṁ.