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The Arrow

Khurappajātaka

“When many a bow”—This story the Master told in Jetavana, about a Brother who had lost all energy. The Master asked, was it true that this Brother had lost his energy. Yes, he replied. “Why,” asked he, “have you slackened your energy, after embracing this doctrine of salvation? In days of yore, wise men were energetic even in matters which do not lead to salvation;” and so saying he told an old-world tale.

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

0.1Jātaka
0.2Tikanipāta
0.3Padumavagga

0.45. Khurappajātaka

1.1PTS 2.336“Disvā khurappe dhanuveganunne,1.2Khagge gahīte tikhiṇe teladhote;1.3Tasmiṁ bhayasmiṁ maraṇe viyūḷhe,1.4Kasmā nu te nāhu chambhitattaṁ”.
2.1“Disvā khurappe dhanuveganunne,2.2Khagge gahīte tikhiṇe teladhote;2.3Tasmiṁ bhayasmiṁ maraṇe viyūḷhe,2.4Vedaṁ alatthaṁ vipulaṁ uḷāraṁ.
3.1So vedajāto ajjhabhaviṁ amitte,3.2Pubbeva me jīvitamāsi cattaṁ;3.3Na hi jīvite ālayaṁ kubbamāno,3.4Sūro kayirā sūrakiccaṁ kadācī”ti.

4.1Khurappajātakaṁ pañcamaṁ.