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Dabbhapupphajātaka

“Friend Anutiracari”—The Master told this while dwelling in Jetavana, concerning Upananda, of the Sakya tribe.

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

0.45. Dabbhapupphajātaka

1.1PTS 3.333“Anutīracārī bhaddante,1.2sahāyamanudhāva maṁ;1.3Mahā me gahito maccho,1.4so maṁ harati vegasā”.

2.1PTS 3.334“Gambhīracārī bhaddante,2.2daḷhaṁ gaṇhāhi thāmasā;2.3Ahaṁ taṁ uddharissāmi,2.4supaṇṇo uragāmiva”.

3.1“Vivādo no samuppanno,3.2dabbhapuppha suṇohi me;3.3Samehi medhagaṁ samma,3.4vivādo vūpasammataṁ”.

4.1“Dhammaṭṭhohaṁ pure āsiṁ,4.2bahū aḍḍā me tīritā;4.3Samemi medhagaṁ samma,4.4vivādo vūpasammataṁ.

5.1Anutīracāri naṅguṭṭhaṁ,5.2sīsaṁ gambhīracārino;5.3Accāyaṁ majjhimo khaṇḍo,5.4dhammaṭṭhassa bhavissati”.

6.1PTS 3.335“Cirampi bhakkho abhavissa,6.2sace na vivademase;6.3Asīsakaṁ anaṅguṭṭhaṁ,6.4siṅgālo harati rohitaṁ”.

7.1“Yathāpi rājā nandeyya,7.2rajjaṁ laddhāna khattiyo;7.3Evāhamajja nandāmi,7.4disvā puṇṇamukhaṁ patiṁ.

8.1Kathaṁ nu thalajo santo,8.2udake macchaṁ parāmasi;8.3Puṭṭho me samma akkhāhi,8.4kathaṁ adhigataṁ tayā”.

9.1“Vivādena kisā honti,9.2vivādena dhanakkhayā;9.3Jīnā uddā vivādena,9.4bhuñja māyāvi rohitaṁ.

10.1PTS 3.336Evameva manussesu,10.2vivādo yattha jāyati;10.3Dhammaṭṭhaṁ paṭidhāvanti,10.4so hi nesaṁ vināyako;10.5Dhanāpi tattha jīyanti,10.6rājakoso pavaḍḍhatī”ti.

11.1Dabbhapupphajātakaṁ pañcamaṁ.