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The Bathing-place

Titthajātaka

“Change thou the spot.”—This story was told by the Master while at Jetavana, about an ex-goldsmith, who had become a Brother and was co-resident with the Captain of the Faith (Sariputta).

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

0.1JātakaStories of Past Lives 25
0.2EkakanipātaThe Book of the Ones
0.3KuruṅgavaggaThe Four-horned Antelope

0.45. TitthajātakaFords: a past life story

1.1PTS 1.185“Aññamaññehi titthehi,At one ford or another¹1.2assaṁ pāyehi sārathi;lead the horse to drink, rider.1.3Accāsanassa puriso,For man who overeats,²1.4pāyāsassapi tappatī”ti.even milk-rice is a torment.

2.1Titthajātakaṁ pañcamaṁ.

Translator’s notes

When a fussy horse refuses to drink at one ford, the canny keeper realizes he needs to be taken somewhere else.
↩ ja25:1.1
Accāsana is ati + asana, “over-eat”.
↩ ja25:1.3