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Uddālaka, the False Ascetic

Uddālakajātaka

“With uncleansed teeth”—This story the Master told, while dwelling in Jetavana, about a dishonest man. This man, even though dedicated to the faith that leads to salvation, notwithstanding to gain life’s necessaries fulfilled the threefold practice of knavery.

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  • 0.1Jātaka
  • 0.2Pakiṇṇakanipāta
  • 0.3Sālikedāravagga

0.44. Uddālakajātaka

1.1PTS 4.299“Kharājinā jaṭilā paṅkadantā,1.2Dummakkharūpā ye mantaṁ jappanti;1.3Kaccinnu te mānusake payoge,1.4Idaṁ vidū parimuttā apāyā”.

2.1PTS 4.300“Pāpāni kammāni karetha rāja,2.2Bahussuto ce na careyya dhammaṁ;2.3Sahassavedopi na taṁ paṭicca,2.4Dukkhā pamucce caraṇaṁ apatvā”.

3.1“Sahassavedopi na taṁ paṭicca,3.2Dukkhā pamucce caraṇaṁ apatvā;3.3Maññāmi vedā aphalā bhavanti,3.4Sasaṁyamaṁ caraṇaññeva saccaṁ”.

4.1PTS 4.301“Na heva vedā aphalā bhavanti,4.2Sasaṁyamaṁ caraṇaññeva saccaṁ;4.3Kittiñhi pappoti adhicca vede,4.4Santiṁ puṇāti caraṇena danto”.

5.1“Bhaccā mātā pitā bandhū,5.2yena jāto sayeva so;5.3Uddālako ahaṁ bhoto,5.4sottiyākulavaṁsako”.

6.1PTS 4.302“Kathaṁ bho brāhmaṇo hoti,6.2kathaṁ bhavati kevalī;6.3Kathañca parinibbānaṁ,6.4dhammaṭṭho kinti vuccati”.

7.1“Niraṅkatvā aggimādāya brāhmaṇo,7.2Āpo siñcaṁ yajaṁ usseti yūpaṁ;7.3Evaṅkaro brāhmaṇo hoti khemī,7.4Dhamme ṭhitaṁ tena amāpayiṁsu”.

8.1“Na suddhi secanenatthi,8.2nāpi kevalī brāhmaṇo;8.3Na khantī nāpi soraccaṁ,8.4nāpi so parinibbuto”.

9.1“Kathaṁ so brāhmaṇo hoti,9.2kathaṁ bhavati kevalī;9.3Kathañca parinibbānaṁ,9.4dhammaṭṭho kinti vuccati”.

10.1PTS 4.303“Akhettabandhū amamo nirāso,10.2Nillobhapāpo bhavalobhakhīṇo;10.3Evaṅkaro brāhmaṇo hoti khemī,10.4Dhamme ṭhitaṁ tena amāpayiṁsu”.

11.1“Khattiyā brāhmaṇā vessā,11.2suddā caṇḍālapukkusā;11.3Sabbeva soratā dantā,11.4sabbeva parinibbutā;11.5Sabbesaṁ sītibhūtānaṁ,11.6atthi seyyotha pāpiyo”.

12.1“Khattiyā brāhmaṇā vessā,12.2suddā caṇḍālapukkusā;12.3Sabbeva soratā dantā,12.4sabbeva parinibbutā;12.5Sabbesaṁ sītibhūtānaṁ,12.6natthi seyyotha pāpiyo”.

13.1“Khattiyā brāhmaṇā vessā,13.2suddā caṇḍālapukkusā;13.3Sabbeva soratā dantā,13.4sabbeva parinibbutā.

14.1Sabbesaṁ sītibhūtānaṁ,14.2Natthi seyyotha pāpiyo;14.3Panatthaṁ carasi brahmaññaṁ,14.4Sottiyākulavaṁsataṁ”.

15.1PTS 4.304“Nānārattehi vatthehi,15.2vimānaṁ bhavati chāditaṁ;15.3Na tesaṁ chāyā vatthānaṁ,15.4so rāgo anupajjatha.

16.1Evameva manussesu,16.2yadā sujjhanti māṇavā;16.3Te sajātiṁ pamuñcanti,16.4dhammamaññāya subbatā”ti.

17.1Uddālakajātakaṁ catutthaṁ.