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The Neem Tree

Pucimandajātaka

“Robber, arise”—The Master, while dwelling in the Bamboo-Grove, told this story about the venerable Moggallana.

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

0.41. Pucimandajātaka

1.1PTS 3.34“Uṭṭhehi cora kiṁ sesi,1.2ko attho supanena te;1.3Mā taṁ gahesuṁ rājāno,1.4gāme kibbisakārakaṁ”.

2.1“Yannu coraṁ gahessanti,2.2gāme kibbisakārakaṁ;2.3Kiṁ tattha pucimandassa,2.4vane jātassa tiṭṭhato”.

3.1“Na tvaṁ assattha jānāsi,3.2mama corassa cantaraṁ;3.3Coraṁ gahetvā rājāno,3.4gāme kibbisakārakaṁ;3.5Appenti nimbasūlasmiṁ,3.6tasmiṁ me saṅkate mano”.

4.1“Saṅkeyya saṅkitabbāni,4.2rakkheyyānāgataṁ bhayaṁ;4.3Anāgatabhayā dhīro,4.4ubho loke avekkhatī”ti.

5.1Pucimandajātakaṁ paṭhamaṁ.