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The Swift Bird

Sakuṇajātaka

“Kindness as much”—This story was told by the Master while dwelling at Jetavana, about the ingratitude of Devadatta.

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

  • 0.1Jātaka
  • 0.2Catukkanipāta
  • 0.3Kāliṅgavagga

0.48. Sakuṇajātaka

1.1PTS 3.26“Akaramhasa te kiccaṁ,1.2yaṁ balaṁ ahuvamhase;1.3Migarāja namo tyatthu,1.4api kiñci labhāmase”.

2.1“Mama lohitabhakkhassa,2.2niccaṁ luddāni kubbato;2.3Dantantaragato santo,2.4taṁ bahuṁ yampi jīvasi”.

3.1“Akataññumakattāraṁ,3.2katassa appaṭikārakaṁ;3.3Yasmiṁ kataññutā natthi,3.4niratthā tassa sevanā.

4.1PTS 3.27Yassa sammukhaciṇṇena,4.2Mittadhammo na labbhati;4.3Anusūyamanakkosaṁ,4.4Saṇikaṁ tamhā apakkame”ti.

5.1Sakuṇajātakaṁ aṭṭhamaṁ.