Nandiya, King of Deer

Nandiyamigarājajātaka

“Will you go to the King’s Park”—The Master told this in Jetavana, of a Brother who supported his mother. He asked the Brother, “Is it true that you support lay folk?” “Yes, lord.” “What are they?” “My father and mother, lord.” “Well done, well done, Brother: you keep up the rule of the wise men of old, for they too even when born as beasts gave their life for their parents,” and so he told an old tale.

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0.1Jātaka
0.2Chakkanipāta
0.3Avāriyavagga

0.410. Nandiyamigarājajātaka

1.1PTS 3.272“Sace brāhmaṇa gacchesi,1.2sākete ajjunaṁ vanaṁ;1.3Vajjāsi nandiyaṁ nāma,1.4puttaṁ asmākamorasaṁ;1.5Mātā pitā ca te vuddhā,1.6te taṁ icchanti passituṁ”.
2.1“Bhuttā mayā nivāpāni,2.2Rājino pānabhojanaṁ;2.3Taṁ rājapiṇḍaṁ avabhottuṁ,2.4Nāhaṁ brāhmaṇa mussahe”.
3.1“Odahissāmahaṁ passaṁ,3.2khurappānissa rājino;3.3Tadāhaṁ sukhito mutto,3.4api passeyya mātaraṁ.
4.1PTS 3.274Migarājā pure āsiṁ,4.2kosalassa niketane;4.3Nandiyo nāma nāmena,4.4abhirūpo catuppado.
5.1Taṁ maṁ vadhitumāgacchi,5.2dāyasmiṁ ajjune vane;5.3Dhanuṁ advejjhaṁ katvāna,5.4usuṁ sannayha kosalo.
6.1Tassāhaṁ odahiṁ passaṁ,6.2khurappānissa rājino;6.3Tadāhaṁ sukhito mutto,6.4mātaraṁ daṭṭhumāgato”ti.

7.1Nandiyamigarājajātakaṁ dasamaṁ.

7.2Avāriyavaggo paṭhamo.

8.1Tassuddānaṁ

9.1Atha kujjharathesabha ketuvaro,9.2Sadarīmukha neru latā ca puna;9.3Apananda sirī ca sucittavaro,9.4Atha dhammika nandimigena dasāti.