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King Brahmadatta

Brahmadattajātaka

“Such is the quality”—This story was told by the Master, while dwelling in the Aggalava shrine near Alavi, concerning the regulations to be observed in the building of cells.

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  • 0.1Jātaka
  • 0.2Catukkanipāta
  • 0.3Kuṭidūsakavagga

0.43. Brahmadattajātaka

1.1PTS 3.80“Dvayaṁ yācanako rāja,1.2brahmadatta nigacchati;1.3Alābhaṁ dhanalābhaṁ vā,1.4evaṁ dhammā hi yācanā.

2.1Yācanaṁ rodanaṁ āhu,2.2pañcālānaṁ rathesabha;2.3Yo yācanaṁ paccakkhāti,2.4tamāhu paṭirodanaṁ.

3.1Mā maddasaṁsu rodantaṁ,3.2pañcālā susamāgatā;3.3Tuvaṁ vā paṭirodantaṁ,3.4tasmā icchāmahaṁ raho”.

4.1PTS 3.81“Dadāmi te brāhmaṇa rohiṇīnaṁ,4.2Gavaṁ sahassaṁ saha puṅgavena;4.3Ariyo hi ariyassa kathaṁ na dajjā,4.4Sutvāna gāthā tava dhammayuttā”ti.

5.1Brahmadattajātakaṁ tatiyaṁ.