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Foolish Youth

Kassapamandiyajātaka

“Should foolish youth”—This story the Master told while residing at Jetavana, about an aged Brother.

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

0.42. Kassapamandiyajātaka

1.1PTS 3.38“Api kassapa mandiyā,1.2yuvā sapati hanti vā;1.3Sabbaṁ taṁ khamate dhīro,1.4paṇḍito taṁ titikkhati.

2.1Sacepi santo vivadanti,2.2khippaṁ sandhīyare puna;2.3Bālā pattāva bhijjanti,2.4na te samathamajjhagū.

3.1Ete bhiyyo samāyanti,3.2sandhi tesaṁ na jīrati;3.3Yo cādhipannaṁ jānāti,3.4yo ca jānāti desanaṁ.

4.1Eso hi uttaritaro,4.2Bhāravaho dhuraddharo;4.3Yo paresādhipannānaṁ,4.4Sayaṁ sandhātumarahatī”ti.

5.1Kassapamandiyajātakaṁ dutiyaṁ.