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Vānarajātaka

“Have I from water”—This story was told by the Master, when dwelling in the Bamboo Grove, concerning the going about of Devadatta to kill the Buddha. The incident that led to the story has been already given in detail.

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

  • 0.1Jātaka
  • 0.2Catukkanipāta
  • 0.3Cūḷakuṇālavagga

0.42. Vānarajātaka

1.1PTS 3.133“Asakkhiṁ vata attānaṁ,1.2uddhātuṁ udakā thalaṁ;1.3Na dānāhaṁ puna tuyhaṁ,1.4vasaṁ gacchāmi vārija.

2.1Alametehi ambehi,2.2jambūhi panasehi ca;2.3Yāni pāraṁ samuddassa,2.4varaṁ mayhaṁ udumbaro.

3.1Yo ca uppatitaṁ atthaṁ,3.2na khippamanubujjhati;3.3Amittavasamanveti,3.4pacchā ca anutappati.

4.1PTS 3.134Yo ca uppatitaṁ atthaṁ,4.2khippameva nibodhati;4.3Muccate sattusambādhā,4.4na ca pacchānutappatī”ti.

5.1Vānarajātakaṁ dutiyaṁ.