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The Parrot King

Sukajātaka

“What time the bird”—This story the Master told while dwelling at Jetavana, about a Brother who died of over-eating.

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

0.45. Sukajātaka

1.1PTS 2.293“Yāva so mattamaññāsi,1.2bhojanasmiṁ vihaṅgamo;1.3Tāva addhānamāpādi,1.4mātarañca aposayi.

2.1Yato ca kho bahutaraṁ,2.2bhojanaṁ ajjhavāhari;2.3Tato tattheva saṁsīdi,2.4amattaññū hi so ahu.

3.1Tasmā mattaññutā sādhu,3.2bhojanasmiṁ agiddhatā;3.3Amattaññū hi sīdanti,3.4mattaññū ca na sīdare”ti.

4.1Sukajātakaṁ pañcamaṁ.