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The Mangoes

Ambajātaka

“She that did thy mangoes eat”—This story was told by the Master while at Jetavana, concerning an elder who kept watch over mango fruit.

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

  • 0.1Jātaka
  • 0.2Catukkanipāta
  • 0.3Cūḷakuṇālavagga

0.44. Ambajātaka

1.1PTS 3.138“Yo nīliyaṁ maṇḍayati,1.2saṇḍāsena vihaññati;1.3Tassa sā vasamanvetu,1.4yā te ambe avāhari”.

2.1“Vīsaṁ vā pañcavīsaṁ vā,2.2ūnatiṁsaṁ va jātiyā;2.3Tādisā pati mā laddhā,2.4yā te ambe avāhari”.

3.1PTS 3.139“Dīghaṁ gacchatu addhānaṁ,3.2ekikā abhisārikā;3.3Saṅkete pati mā adda,3.4yā te ambe avāhari”.

4.1“Alaṅkatā suvasanā,4.2mālinī candanussadā;4.3Ekikā sayane setu,4.4yā te ambe avāharī”ti.

5.1Ambajātakaṁ catutthaṁ.