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Grieve Not

Ananusociyajātaka

“Why should I shed tears”—This story was told by the Master while living at Jetavana, of a certain landowner who had lost his wife.

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

  • 0.1Jātaka
  • 0.2Catukkanipāta
  • 0.3Kuṭidūsakavagga

0.48. Ananusociyajātaka

1.1PTS 3.95“Bahūnaṁ vijjatī bhotī,1.2tehi me kiṁ bhavissati;1.3Tasmā etaṁ na socāmi,1.4piyaṁ sammillahāsiniṁ.

2.1Taṁ tañce anusoceyya,2.2yaṁ yaṁ tassa na vijjati;2.3Attānamanusoceyya,2.4sadā maccuvasaṁ pataṁ.

3.1Na heva ṭhitaṁ nāsīnaṁ,3.2Na sayānaṁ na paddhaguṁ;3.3Yāva byāti nimisati,3.4Tatrāpi rasatī vayo.

4.1Tatthattani vatappaddhe,4.2vinābhāve asaṁsaye;4.3Bhūtaṁ sesaṁ dayitabbaṁ,4.4vītaṁ ananusociyan”ti.

5.1Ananusociyajātakaṁ aṭṭhamaṁ.