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The Tale of Gāmaṇicanda

Gāmaṇicandajātaka

“It is not a clever builder”—This story the Master told while sojourning at Jetavana, about the praise of wisdom. In the Hall of Truth sat the Brethren, praising the wisdom of the Buddha: “The Blessed One has wisdom great and wide, wisdom witty and quick, wisdom sharp and penetrating. He excels this world and the world of gods in wisdom.”

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0.47. Gāmaṇicandajātaka

1.1PTS 2.298“Nāyaṁ gharānaṁ kusalo,1.2lolo ayaṁ valīmukho;1.3Kataṁ kataṁ kho dūseyya,1.4evaṁdhammamidaṁ kulaṁ.

2.1Nayidaṁ cittavato lomaṁ,2.2nāyaṁ assāsiko migo;2.3Siṭṭhaṁ me janasandhena,2.4nāyaṁ kiñci vijānati.

3.1PTS 2.299Na mātaraṁ pitaraṁ vā,3.2bhātaraṁ bhaginiṁ sakaṁ;3.3Bhareyya tādiso poso,3.4siṭṭhaṁ dasarathena me”ti.

4.1Gāmaṇicanda jātakaṁ sattamaṁ.