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Prince Janasandha

Janasandhajātaka

“Thus spake”—This story the Master told while dwelling at Jetavana, for the instruction of the King of Kosala.

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

  • 0.1Jātaka
  • 0.2Dvādasakanipāta
  • 0.3Cūḷakuṇālavagga

0.45. Janasandhajātaka

1.1PTS 4.177“Dasa khalu imāni ṭhānāni,1.2Yāni pubbe akaritvā;1.3Sa pacchā manutappati,1.4Iccevāha janasandho.

2.1Aladdhā vittaṁ tappati,2.2pubbe asamudānitaṁ;2.3Na pubbe dhanamesissaṁ,2.4iti pacchānutappati.

3.1Sakyarūpaṁ pure santaṁ,3.2mayā sippaṁ na sikkhitaṁ;3.3Kicchā vutti asippassa,3.4iti pacchānutappati.

4.1Kūṭavedī pure āsiṁ,4.2pisuṇo piṭṭhimaṁsiko;4.3Caṇḍo ca pharuso cāpi,4.4iti pacchānutappati.

5.1PTS 4.178Pāṇātipātī pure āsiṁ,5.2luddo cāpi anāriyo;5.3Bhūtānaṁ nāpacāyissaṁ,5.4iti pacchānutappati.

6.1Bahūsu vata santīsu,6.2anāpādāsu itthisu;6.3Paradāraṁ asevissaṁ,6.4iti pacchānutappati.

7.1Bahumhi vata santamhi,7.2annapāne upaṭṭhite;7.3Na pubbe adadaṁ dānaṁ,7.4iti pacchānutappati.

8.1Mātaraṁ pitarañcāpi,8.2jiṇṇakaṁ gatayobbanaṁ;8.3Pahu santo na posissaṁ,8.4iti pacchānutappati.

9.1Ācariyamanusatthāraṁ,9.2sabbakāmarasāharaṁ;9.3Pitaraṁ atimaññissaṁ,9.4iti pacchānutappati.

10.1Samaṇe brāhmaṇe cāpi,10.2sīlavante bahussute;10.3Na pubbe payirupāsissaṁ,10.4iti pacchānutappati.

11.1Sādhu hoti tapo ciṇṇo,11.2santo ca payirupāsito;11.3Na ca pubbe tapo ciṇṇo,11.4iti pacchānutappati.

12.1Yo ca etāni ṭhānāni,12.2yoniso paṭipajjati;12.3Karaṁ purisakiccāni,12.4sa pacchā nānutappatī”ti.

13.1Janasandhajātakaṁ pañcamaṁ.