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The Simile of the Parrot Tree

Kiṁsukopamajātaka

“All have seen”—This story the Master told whilst staying at Jetavana, on the Chapter about the Judas tree.

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

0.48. Kiṁsukopamajātaka

1.1PTS 2.266“Sabbehi kiṁsuko diṭṭho,1.2kinnvettha vicikicchatha;1.3Na hi sabbesu ṭhānesu,1.4sārathī paripucchito”.

2.1“Evaṁ sabbehi ñāṇehi,2.2yesaṁ dhammā ajānitā;2.3Te ve dhammesu kaṅkhanti,2.4kiṁsukasmiṁva bhātaro”ti.

3.1Kiṁsukopamajātakaṁ aṭṭhamaṁ.