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The Owl

Ulūkajātaka

“The owl is King”—This story the Master told while living at Jetavana, about a quarrel between Crows and Owls.

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

0.410. Ulūkajātaka

1.1PTS 2.353“Sabbehi kira ñātīhi,1.2kosiyo issaro kato;1.3Sace ñātīhi anuññāto,1.4bhaṇeyyāhaṁ ekavācikaṁ”.

2.1“Bhaṇa samma anuññāto,2.2atthaṁ dhammañca kevalaṁ;2.3Santi hi daharā pakkhī,2.4paññavanto jutindharā”.

3.1“Na me ruccati bhaddaṁ vo,3.2ulūkassābhisecanaṁ;3.3Akkuddhassa mukhaṁ passa,3.4kathaṁ kuddho karissatī”ti.

4.1Ulūkajātakaṁ dasamaṁ.

4.2Padumavaggo dutiyo.

5.1Tassuddānaṁ

6.1Padumuttama nāgasirivhayano,6.2Sa-mahaṇṇava yūpa khurappavaro;6.3Atha bhaddalī kuñjara rukkha puna,6.4Kharavāca ulūkavarena dasāti.