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The Heron

Kuntinījātaka

“Long I held”—This story was told by the Master at Jetavana, concerning a heron that lived in the house of the king of Kosala.

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

  • 0.1Jātaka
  • 0.2Catukkanipāta
  • 0.3Cūḷakuṇālavagga

0.43. Kuntinījātaka

1.1PTS 3.135“Avasimha tavāgāre,1.2niccaṁ sakkatapūjitā;1.3Tvameva dānimakari,1.4handa rāja vajāmahaṁ”.

2.1“Yo ve kate paṭikate,2.2kibbise paṭikibbise;2.3Evaṁ taṁ sammatī veraṁ,2.4vasa kuntini māgamā”.

3.1PTS 3.136“Na katassa ca kattā ca,3.2metti sandhīyate puna;3.3Hadayaṁ nānujānāti,3.4gacchaññeva rathesabha”.

4.1“Katassa ceva kattā ca,4.2metti sandhīyate puna;4.3Dhīrānaṁ no ca bālānaṁ,4.4vasa kuntini māgamā”ti.

5.1Kuntinījātakaṁ tatiyaṁ.