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When Kaccāni Made a Death-Offering to Dhamma

Kaccānijātaka

“Robed in white”—The Master told this tale while dwelling at Jetavana, concerning a man who supported his mother.

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

  • 0.1Jātaka
  • 0.2Aṭṭhakanipāta
  • 0.3Kaccānivagga

0.41. Kaccānijātaka

1.1PTS 3.425“Odātavatthā suci allakesā,1.2Kaccāni kiṁ kumbhimadhissayitvā;1.3Piṭṭhā tilā dhovasi taṇḍulāni,1.4Tilodano hehiti kissahetu”.

2.1“Na kho ayaṁ brāhmaṇa bhojanatthā,2.2Tilodano hehiti sādhupakko;2.3Dhammo mato tassa pahuttamajja,2.4Ahaṁ karissāmi susānamajjhe”.

3.1PTS 3.426“Anuvicca kaccāni karohi kiccaṁ,3.2Dhammo mato ko nu taveva saṁsi;3.3Sahassanetto atulānubhāvo,3.4Na miyyatī dhammavaro kadāci”.

4.1“Daḷhappamāṇaṁ mama ettha brahme,4.2Dhammo mato natthi mamettha kaṅkhā;4.3Yeyeva dāni pāpā bhavanti,4.4Te teva dāni sukhitā bhavanti.

5.1Suṇisā hi mayhaṁ vañjhā ahosi,5.2Sā maṁ vadhitvāna vijāyi puttaṁ;5.3Sā dāni sabbassa kulassa issarā,5.4Ahaṁ panamhi apaviddhā ekikā”.

6.1“Jīvāmi vohaṁ na matohamasmi,6.2Taveva atthāya idhāgatosmi;6.3Yā taṁ vadhitvāna vijāyi puttaṁ,6.4Sahāva puttena karomi bhasmaṁ”.

7.1PTS 3.427“Evañca te ruccati devarāja,7.2Mameva atthāya idhāgatosi;7.3Ahañca putto suṇisā ca nattā,7.4Sammodamānā gharamāvasema”.

8.1“Evañca te ruccati kātiyāni,8.2Hatāpi santā na jahāsi dhammaṁ;8.3Tuvañca putto suṇisā ca nattā,8.4Sammodamānā gharamāvasetha.

9.1Sā kātiyānī suṇisāya saddhiṁ,9.2Sammodamānā gharamāvasittha;9.3Putto ca nattā ca upaṭṭhahiṁsu,9.4Devānamindena adhiggahītā”ti.

10.1Kaccānijātakaṁ paṭhamaṁ.