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Selling Crows to Babylon

Bāverujātaka

“Before the crested peacock”—This story was told by the Master when at Jetavana, of certain heretics who lost their former gains and glory.

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

0.49. Bāverujātaka

1.1PTS 3.128“Adassanena morassa,1.2sikhino mañjubhāṇino;1.3Kākaṁ tattha apūjesuṁ,1.4maṁsena ca phalena ca.

2.1Yadā ca sarasampanno,2.2moro bāverumāgamā;2.3Atha lābho ca sakkāro,2.4vāyasassa ahāyatha.

3.1Yāva nuppajjatī buddho,3.2dhammarājā pabhaṅkaro;3.3Tāva aññe apūjesuṁ,3.4puthū samaṇabrāhmaṇe.

4.1Yadā ca sarasampanno,4.2buddho dhammaṁ adesayi;4.3Atha lābho ca sakkāro,4.4titthiyānaṁ ahāyathā”ti.

5.1Bāverujātakaṁ navamaṁ.