Avāriyā’s Father, The Foolish Ferryman

Avāriyajātaka

“Ne’er be angry, etc.” The Master told this tale while dwelling at Jetavana, about a ferryman. This man, they say, was foolish and ignorant: he knew not the qualities of the Three Jewels and of all excellent beings: he was hasty, rough and violent.

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

0.1Jātaka
0.2Chakkanipāta
0.3Avāriyavagga

0.41. Avāriyajātaka

1.1PTS 3.229“Māsu kujjha bhūmipati,1.2māsu kujjha rathesabha;1.3Kuddhaṁ appaṭikujjhanto,1.4rājā raṭṭhassa pūjito.
2.1Gāme vā yadi vāraññe,2.2ninne vā yadi vā thale;2.3Sabbattha anusāsāmi,2.4māsu kujjha rathesabha”.
3.1PTS 3.230“Avāriyapitā nāma,3.2ahu gaṅgāya nāviko;3.3Pubbe janaṁ tāretvāna,3.4pacchā yācati vetanaṁ;3.5Tenassa bhaṇḍanaṁ hoti,3.6na ca bhogehi vaḍḍhati”.
4.1“Atiṇṇaṁyeva yācassu,4.2apāraṁ tāta nāvika;4.3Añño hi tiṇṇassa mano,4.4añño hoti pāresino.
5.1PTS 3.231Gāme vā yadi vāraññe,5.2ninne vā yadi vā thale;5.3Sabbattha anusāsāmi,5.4māsu kujjhittha nāvika”.
6.1“Yāyevānusāsaniyā,6.2rājā gāmavaraṁ adā;6.3Tāyevānusāsaniyā,6.4nāviko paharī mukhaṁ.
7.1PTS 3.232Bhattaṁ bhinnaṁ hatā bhariyā,7.2Gabbho ca patito chamā;7.3Migova jātarūpena,7.4Na tenatthaṁ abandhi sū”ti.

8.1Avāriyajātakaṁ paṭhamaṁ.