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The Dove

Pārāvatajātaka

“Our old friend”—The Master told this tale while dwelling in Jetavana, concerning a greedy Brother. The occasion is as above.

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

0.410. Pārāvatajātaka

1.1PTS 3.314“Cirassaṁ vata passāmi,1.2sahāyaṁ maṇidhārinaṁ;1.3Sukatā massukuttiyā,1.4sobhate vata me sakhā”.

2.1PTS 3.315“Parūḷhakacchanakhalomo,2.2ahaṁ kammesu byāvaṭo;2.3Cirassaṁ nhāpitaṁ laddhā,2.4lomaṁ taṁ ajja hārayiṁ”.

3.1“Yannu lomaṁ ahāresi,3.2dullabhaṁ laddha kappakaṁ;3.3Atha kiñcarahi te samma,3.4kaṇṭhe kiṇikiṇāyati”.

4.1“Manussasukhumālānaṁ,4.2maṇi kaṇṭhesu lambati;4.3Tesāhaṁ anusikkhāmi,4.4mā tvaṁ maññi davā kataṁ.

5.1Sacepimaṁ pihayasi,5.2massukuttiṁ sukāritaṁ;5.3Kārayissāmi te samma,5.4maṇiñcāpi dadāmi te”.

6.1“Tvaññeva maṇinā channo,6.2Sukatāya ca massuyā;6.3Āmanta kho taṁ gacchāmi,6.4Piyaṁ me tavadassanan”ti.

7.1Pārāvatajātakaṁ dasamaṁ.

7.2Kharaputtavaggo dutiyo.

8.1Tassuddānaṁ

9.1Atha passa sasūci ca tuṇḍilako,9.2Miga mayhakapañcamapakkhivaro;9.3Atha pañjali vārija mejjha puna,9.4Atha vaṭṭa kapotavarena dasāti.

10.1Atha vagguddānaṁ

11.1Atha vaggaṁ pakittissaṁ,11.2chanipātaṁ varuttame;11.3Avāriyā ca kharo ca,11.4dve ca vuttā subyañjanāti.

12.1Chakkanipātaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.