The Monkey

Kapijātaka

“Let not the wise man”—The Master told this tale while dwelling in Jetavana, concerning Devadatta being swallowed up by the earth. Finding that the Brethren were talking about this in the Hall of Truth, he said, “Devadatta has not been destroyed with his company now for the first time: he was destroyed before,” and he told an old tale.

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0.1Jātaka
0.2Sattakanipāta
0.3Kukkuvagga

0.49. Kapijātaka

1.1PTS 3.357“Yattha verī nivasati,1.2na vase tattha paṇḍito;1.3Ekarattaṁ dirattaṁ vā,1.4dukkhaṁ vasati verisu.
2.1Diso ve lahucittassa,2.2posassānuvidhīyato;2.3Ekassa kapino hetu,2.4yūthassa anayo kato.
3.1Bālova paṇḍitamānī,3.2yūthassa parihārako;3.3Sacittassa vasaṁ gantvā,3.4sayethāyaṁ yathā kapi.
4.1Na sādhu balavā bālo,4.2yūthassa parihārako;4.3Ahito bhavati ñātīnaṁ,4.4sakuṇānaṁva cetako.
5.1Dhīrova balavā sādhu,5.2yūthassa parihārako;5.3Hito bhavati ñātīnaṁ,5.4tidasānaṁva vāsavo.
6.1Yo ca sīlañca paññañca,6.2sutañcattani passati;6.3Ubhinnamatthaṁ carati,6.4attano ca parassa ca.
7.1Tasmā tuleyya mattānaṁ,7.2sīlapaññāsutāmiva;7.3Gaṇaṁ vā parihare dhīro,7.4eko vāpi paribbaje”ti.

8.1Kapijātakaṁ navamaṁ.