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The Ascetic Atthisena

Aṭṭhisenakajātaka

“Atthisena, many beggars”—The Master told this when dwelling in the shrine called Aggalava near Alavi, concerning the regulations for the building of cells. The occasion was told in the Manikantha Birth above. The Master addressed the Brethren, saying, “Brethren, formerly before Buddha was born in the world, priests of other religions, even though offered their choice by kings, never asked for alms, holding that begging from others was not agreeable or pleasant,” and so he told the tale of old time.

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0.1Jātaka
0.2Sattakanipāta
0.3Kukkuvagga

0.48. Aṭṭhisenakajātaka

1.1PTS 3.352“Yeme ahaṁ na jānāmi,1.2aṭṭhisena vanibbake;1.3Te maṁ saṅgamma yācanti,1.4kasmā maṁ tvaṁ na yācasi”.
2.1PTS 3.353“Yācako appiyo hoti,2.2yācaṁ adadamappiyo;2.3Tasmāhaṁ taṁ na yācāmi,2.4mā me videssanā ahu”.
3.1“Yo ve yācanajīvāno,3.2kāle yācaṁ na yācati;3.3Parañca puññā dhaṁseti,3.4attanāpi na jīvati.
4.1Yo ca yācanajīvāno,4.2kāle yācañhi yācati;4.3Parañca puññaṁ labbheti,4.4attanāpi ca jīvati.
5.1Na ve dessanti sappaññā,5.2Disvā yācakamāgate;5.3Brahmacāri piyo mesi,5.4Vada tvaṁ bhaññamicchasi”.
6.1PTS 3.354“Na ve yācanti sappaññā,6.2Dhīro ca veditumarahati;6.3Uddissa ariyā tiṭṭhanti,6.4Esā ariyāna yācanā”.
7.1PTS 3.355“Dadāmi te brāhmaṇa rohiṇīnaṁ,7.2Gavaṁ sahassaṁ saha puṅgavena;7.3Ariyo hi ariyassa kathaṁ na dajjā,7.4Sutvāna gāthā tava dhammayuttā”ti.

8.1Aṭṭhisenakajātakaṁ aṭṭhamaṁ.