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The Hedgehog

Sāḷiyajātaka

“Who got his friend”—This was a story told by the Master, whilst living in the Bamboo Grove, in reference to a saying that Devadatta could not even inspire alarm.

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

  • 0.1Jātaka
  • 0.2Pañcakanipāta
  • 0.3Vaṇṇārohavagga

0.47. Sāḷiyajātaka

1.1PTS 3.203“Yvāyaṁ sāḷiyachāpoti,1.2kaṇhasappaṁ agāhayi;1.3Tena sappenayaṁ daṭṭho,1.4hato pāpānusāsako.

2.1Ahantāra mahantāraṁ,2.2yo naro hantumicchati;2.3Evaṁ so nihato seti,2.4yathāyaṁ puriso hato.

3.1Ahantāra maghātentaṁ,3.2yo naro hantumicchati;3.3Evaṁ so nihato seti,3.4yathāyaṁ puriso hato.

4.1Yathā paṁsumuṭṭhiṁ puriso,4.2paṭivātaṁ paṭikkhipe;4.3Tameva so rajo hanti,4.4tathāyaṁ puriso hato.

5.1Yo appaduṭṭhassa narassa dussati,5.2Suddhassa posassa anaṅgaṇassa;5.3Tameva bālaṁ pacceti pāpaṁ,5.4Sukhumo rajo paṭivātaṁva khitto”ti.

6.1Sāḷiyajātakaṁ sattamaṁ.