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The One Who Spoiled the Liquor

Vāruṇidūsakajātaka

“’Tis knowledge.”—This story was told by the Master while at Jetavana about one who spoiled spirits.

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

0.1JātakaStories of Past Lives 47
0.2EkakanipātaThe Book of the Ones
0.3AtthakāmavaggaWanting to Help

0.47. VāruṇidūsakajātakaSpoiling the Toddy: a past life story

1.1PTS 1.252“Na ve anatthakusalena,Surely not with one who misunderstands the meaning¹1.2atthacariyā sukhāvahā;does good conduct lead to happiness.1.3Hāpeti atthaṁ dummedho,The simpleton destroys the good,1.4koṇḍañño vāruṇiṁ yathā”ti.as Koṇḍañña did the toddy.

2.1Vāruṇidūsakajātakaṁ sattamaṁ.

Translator’s notes

The brewer’s apprentice ruins a batch of toddy due to misunderstanding the instructions.
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