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The Vulture Who Cared for His Parents

Mātuposakagijjhajātaka

“How will the old folks”—The Master told this when dwelling in Jetavana, concerning a Brother who supported his mother.

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

0.44. Mātuposakagijjhajātaka

1.1PTS 3.330“Te kathaṁ nu karissanti,1.2vuddhā giridarīsayā;1.3Ahaṁ baddhosmi pāsena,1.4nilīyassa vasaṁ gato”.

2.1PTS 3.331“Kiṁ gijjha paridevasi,2.2kā nu te paridevanā;2.3Na me suto vā diṭṭho vā,2.4bhāsanto mānusiṁ dijo”.

3.1“Bharāmi mātāpitaro,3.2vuddhe giridarīsaye;3.3Te kathaṁ nu karissanti,3.4ahaṁ vasaṁ gato tava”.

4.1“Yannu gijjho yojanasataṁ,4.2kuṇapāni avekkhati;4.3Kasmā jālañca pāsañca,4.4āsajjāpi na bujjhasi”.

5.1“Yadā parābhavo hoti,5.2poso jīvitasaṅkhaye;5.3Atha jālañca pāsañca,5.4āsajjāpi na bujjhati”.

6.1“Bharassu mātāpitaro,6.2vuddhe giridarīsaye;6.3Mayā tvaṁ samanuññāto,6.4sotthiṁ passāhi ñātake”.

7.1“Evaṁ luddaka nandassu,7.2saha sabbehi ñātibhi;7.3Bharissaṁ mātāpitaro,7.4vuddhe giridarīsaye”ti.

8.1Mātuposakagijjhajātakaṁ catutthaṁ.