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The Merchant Visayha

Visayhajātaka

“Of old, Visayha”—This story was told by the Master while at Jetavana of Anathapindika. The incident that gave rise to the story has been already told in full in the Khadirangara Birth. On this occasion the Master addressing Anathapindika said, “Wise men of old, my lay brother, gave alms, rejecting the counsel of Sakka, king of heaven, when he stood in mid-air and tried to prevent them, saying, “Give not alms.” And at his request the Master told a story of the past.

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0.1Jātaka
0.2Catukkanipāta
0.3Kokilavagga

0.410. Visayhajātaka

1.1PTS 3.130“Adāsi dānāni pure visayha,1.2Dadato ca te khayadhammo ahosi;1.3Ito parañce na dadeyya dānaṁ,1.4Tiṭṭheyyuṁ te saṁyamantassa bhogā”.
2.1PTS 3.131“Anariyamariyena sahassanetta,2.2Suduggatenāpi akiccamāhu;2.3Mā vo dhanaṁ taṁ ahu devarāja,2.4Yaṁ bhogahetu vijahemu saddhaṁ.
3.1Yena eko ratho yāti,3.2yāti tenāparo ratho;3.3Porāṇaṁ nihitaṁ vattaṁ,3.4vattataññeva vāsava.
4.1Yadi hessati dassāma,4.2asante kiṁ dadāmase;4.3Evaṁbhūtāpi dassāma,4.4mā dānaṁ pamadamhase”ti.

5.1Visayhajātakaṁ dasamaṁ.

5.2Kokilavaggo catuttho.

6.1Tassuddānaṁ

7.1Ativelapabhāsati jītavaro,7.2Vanamajjha rathesabha jimhagamo;7.3Atha jambu tiṇāsanapīṭhavaraṁ,7.4Atha taṇḍula mora visayha dasāti.