Four Gates

Catudvārajātaka

“Four gates”—This story the Master told at Jetavana, about a certain unruly person. The circumstances have been already set forth in the first Birth of the Ninth Book. Here again the Master asked this brother, “Is it true, as they say, that you are disobedient?” “Yes, Sir.” “Long ago,” said he, “when by disobedience you refused to do the bidding of wise men, a razor-wheel was given to you.” And he told a story of the past.

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0.1Jātaka
0.2Dasakanipāta
0.3Catudvāravagga

0.41. Catudvārajātaka

1.1PTS 4.4“Catudvāramidaṁ nagaraṁ,1.2āyasaṁ daḷhapākāraṁ;1.3Oruddhapaṭiruddhosmi,1.4kiṁ pāpaṁ pakataṁ mayā”.
2.1“Sabbe apihitā dvārā,2.2oruddhosmi yathā dijo;2.3Kimādhikaraṇaṁ yakkha,2.4cakkābhinihato ahaṁ.
3.1Laddhā satasahassāni,3.2atirekāni vīsati;3.3Anukampakānaṁ ñātīnaṁ,3.4vacanaṁ samma nākari.
4.1Laṅghiṁ samuddaṁ pakkhandi,4.2sāgaraṁ appasiddhikaṁ;4.3Catubbhi aṭṭhajjhagamā,4.4aṭṭhāhipi ca soḷasa.
5.1Soḷasāhi ca bāttiṁsa,5.2atricchaṁ cakkamāsado;5.3Icchāhatassa posassa,5.4cakkaṁ bhamati matthake.
6.1Uparivisālā duppūrā,6.2icchā visaṭagāminī;6.3Ye ca taṁ anugijjhanti,6.4te honti cakkadhārino.
7.1Bahubhaṇḍaṁ avahāya,7.2maggaṁ appaṭivekkhiya;7.3Yesañcetaṁ asaṅkhātaṁ,7.4te honti cakkadhārino.
8.1PTS 4.5Kammaṁ samekkhe vipulañca bhogaṁ,8.2Icchaṁ na seveyya anatthasaṁhitaṁ;8.3Kareyya vākyaṁ anukampakānaṁ,8.4Taṁ tādisaṁ nātivatteyya cakkaṁ”.
9.1PTS 4.6“Kīvaciraṁ nu me yakkha,9.2cakkaṁ sirasi ṭhassati;9.3Kati vassasahassāni,9.4taṁ me akkhāhi pucchito”.
10.1“Atisaro paccasaro,10.2mittavinda suṇohi me;10.3Cakkaṁ te sirasi māviddhaṁ,10.4na taṁ jīvaṁ pamokkhasī”ti.

11.1Catudvārajātakaṁ paṭhamaṁ.