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Maṇikuṇḍalajātaka

“Stript of all the joys of life”—This story the Master, while dwelling at Jetavana, told concerning a councillor who was guilty of misconduct in the harem of the king of Kosala. The incident that gave rise to the story has been given in full before.

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0.1Jātaka
0.2Pañcakanipāta
0.3Maṇikuṇḍalavagga

0.41. Maṇikuṇḍalajātaka

1.1PTS 3.153“Jīno rathassaṁ maṇikuṇḍale ca,1.2Putte ca dāre ca tatheva jīno;1.3Sabbesu bhogesu asesakesu,1.4Kasmā na santappasi sokakāle”.
2.1PTS 3.154“Pubbeva maccaṁ vijahanti bhogā,2.2Macco vā te pubbataraṁ jahāti;2.3Asassatā bhogino kāmakāmi,2.4Tasmā na socāmahaṁ sokakāle.
3.1Udeti āpūrati veti cando,3.2Atthaṁ tapetvāna paleti sūriyo;3.3Viditā mayā sattuka lokadhammā,3.4Tasmā na socāmahaṁ sokakāle”.
4.1“Alaso gihī kāmabhogī na sādhu,4.2Asaññato pabbajito na sādhu;4.3Rājā na sādhu anisammakārī,4.4Yo paṇḍito kodhano taṁ na sādhu.
5.1Nisamma khattiyo kayirā,5.2nānisamma disampati;5.3Nisammakārino rāja,5.4yaso kitti ca vaḍḍhatī”ti.

6.1Maṇikuṇḍalajātakaṁ paṭhamaṁ.