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The Quail

Vaṭṭakajātaka

“Oil and butter”—The Master told this while dwelling in Jetavana, concerning a greedy Brother. Finding that he was greedy the Master said to him, “This is not the first time you are greedy: once before through greed in Benares you were not satisfied with carcases of elephants, oxen, horses and men; and in hopes of getting better food you went to the forest;” and so he told an old tale.

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0.1Jātaka
0.2Chakkanipāta
0.3Kharaputtavagga

0.49. Vaṭṭakajātaka

1.1PTS 3.313“Paṇītaṁ bhuñjase bhattaṁ,1.2sappitelañca mātula;1.3Atha kena nu vaṇṇena,1.4kiso tvamasi vāyasa”.
2.1“Amittamajjhe vasato,2.2tesu āmisamesato;2.3Niccaṁ ubbiggahadayassa,2.4kuto kākassa daḷhiyaṁ.
3.1Niccaṁ ubbegino kākā,3.2dhaṅkā pāpena kammunā;3.3Laddho piṇḍo na pīṇeti,3.4kiso tenasmi vaṭṭaka.
4.1Lūkhāni tiṇabījāni,4.2appasnehāni bhuñjasi;4.3Atha kena nu vaṇṇena,4.4thūlo tvamasi vaṭṭaka”.
5.1“Appicchā appacintāya,5.2adūragamanena ca;5.3Laddhāladdhena yāpento,5.4thūlo tenasmi vāyasa.
6.1Appicchassa hi posassa,6.2appacintasukhassa ca;6.3Susaṅgahitamānassa,6.4vuttī susamudānayā”ti.

7.1Vaṭṭakajātakaṁ navamaṁ.