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The Lotus

Padumajātaka

“Cut, and cut, and cut again”—This story the Master told at Jetavana, about some Brethren who made offering of garlands under Ananda’s tree. The circumstances will be given in the Kalinga-bodhi Birth. This was called Ananda’s tree, because Ananda planted it. All India heard tell haw the Elder had planted this tree by the gate of Jetavana.

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

0.41. Padumajātaka

1.1PTS 2.322“Yathā kesā ca massū ca,1.2chinnaṁ chinnaṁ virūhati;1.3Evaṁ rūhatu te nāsā,1.4padumaṁ dehi yācito”.

2.1“Yathā sāradikaṁ bījaṁ,2.2khette vuttaṁ virūhati;2.3Evaṁ rūhatu te nāsā,2.4padumaṁ dehi yācito”.

3.1“Ubhopi palapantete,3.2api padmāni dassati;3.3Vajjuṁ vā te na vā vajjuṁ,3.4natthi nāsāya rūhanā;3.5Dehi samma padumāni,3.6ahaṁ yācāmi yācito”ti.

4.1Padumajātakaṁ paṭhamaṁ.