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Kingly Advice

Rājovādajātaka

“The bull through floods”—This story was told by the Master when at Jetavana concerning the admonition of a king. The introductory story will be found in full in the Tesakuna Birth.

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

0.44. Rājovādajātaka

1.1PTS 3.111“Gavañce taramānānaṁ,1.2jimhaṁ gacchati puṅgavo;1.3Sabbā tā jimhaṁ gacchanti,1.4nette jimhaṁ gate sati.

2.1Evameva manussesu,2.2yo hoti seṭṭhasammato;2.3So ce adhammaṁ carati,2.4pageva itarā pajā;2.5Sabbaṁ raṭṭhaṁ dukhaṁ seti,2.6rājā ce hoti adhammiko.

3.1Gavañce taramānānaṁ,3.2ujuṁ gacchati puṅgavo;3.3Sabbā gāvī ujuṁ yanti,3.4nette ujuṁ gate sati.

4.1Evameva manussesu,4.2yo hoti seṭṭhasammato;4.3So sace dhammaṁ carati,4.4pageva itarā pajā;4.5Sabbaṁ raṭṭhaṁ sukhaṁ seti,4.6rājā ce hoti dhammiko”ti.

5.1Rājovādajātakaṁ catutthaṁ.