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The Prince of the Iron House

Ayogharajātaka

“Life once conceived, etc.” This story the Master told about the Great Renunciation. Here again he said, “This is not the first time, Brethren, that the Tathagata has made the Great Renunciation, for he did the same before.” And he told them a story of the past.

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  • 0.1Jātaka
  • 0.2Vīsatinipāta
  • 0.3Mātaṅgavagga

0.414. Ayogharajātaka

1.1PTS 4.494“Yamekarattiṁ paṭhamaṁ,1.2gabbhe vasati māṇavo;1.3Abbhuṭṭhitova so yāti,1.4sagacchaṁ na nivattati.

2.1Na yujjhamānā na balenavassitā,2.2Narā na jīranti na cāpi miyyare;2.3Sabbaṁ hidaṁ jātijarāyupaddutaṁ,2.4Taṁ me matī hoti carāmi dhammaṁ.

3.1Caturaṅginiṁ senaṁ subhiṁsarūpaṁ,3.2Jayanti raṭṭhādhipatī pasayha;3.3Na maccuno jayitumussahanti,3.4Taṁ me matī hoti carāmi dhammaṁ.

4.1Hatthīhi assehi rathehi pattibhi,4.2Parivāritā muccare ekacceyyā;4.3Na maccuno muccitumussahanti,4.4Taṁ me matī hoti carāmi dhammaṁ.

5.1Hatthīhi assehi rathehi pattibhi,5.2Sūrā pabhañjanti padhaṁsayanti;5.3Na maccuno bhañjitumussahanti,5.4Taṁ me matī hoti carāmi dhammaṁ.

6.1Mattā gajā bhinnagaḷā pabhinnā,6.2Nagarāni maddanti janaṁ hananti;6.3Na maccuno madditumussahanti,6.4Taṁ me matī hoti carāmi dhammaṁ.

7.1Issāsino katahatthāpi vīrā,7.2Dūrepātī akkhaṇavedhinopi;7.3Na maccuno vijjhitumussahanti,7.4Taṁ me matī hoti carāmi dhammaṁ.

8.1Sarāni khīyanti saselakānanā,8.2Sabbaṁ hidaṁ khīyati dīghamantaraṁ;8.3Sabbaṁ hidaṁ bhañjare kālapariyāyaṁ,8.4Taṁ me matī hoti carāmi dhammaṁ.

9.1Sabbesa mevaṁ hi narāna nārinaṁ,9.2Calācalaṁ pāṇabhunodha jīvitaṁ;9.3Paṭova dhuttassa dumova kūlajo,9.4Taṁ me matī hoti carāmi dhammaṁ.

10.1PTS 4.495Dumapphalāneva patanti māṇavā,10.2Daharā ca vuddhā ca sarīrabhedā;10.3Nāriyo narā majjhimaporisā ca,10.4Taṁ me matī hoti carāmi dhammaṁ.

11.1Nāyaṁ vayo tārakarājasannibho,11.2Yadabbhatītaṁ gatameva dāni taṁ;11.3Jiṇṇassa hī natthi ratī kuto sukhaṁ,11.4Taṁ me matī hoti carāmi dhammaṁ.

12.1Yakkhā pisācā athavāpi petā,12.2Kupitā te assasanti manusse;12.3Na maccuno assasitussahanti,12.4Taṁ me matī hoti carāmi dhammaṁ.

13.1Yakkhe pisāce athavāpi pete,13.2Kupitepi te nijjhapanaṁ karonti;13.3Na maccuno nijjhapanaṁ karonti,13.4Taṁ me matī hoti carāmi dhammaṁ.

14.1Aparādhake dūsake heṭhake ca,14.2Rājāno daṇḍenti viditvāna dosaṁ;14.3Na maccuno daṇḍayitussahanti,14.4Taṁ me matī hoti carāmi dhammaṁ.

15.1Aparādhakā dūsakā heṭhakā ca,15.2Labhanti te rājino nijjhapetuṁ;15.3Na maccuno nijjhapanaṁ karonti,15.4Taṁ me matī hoti carāmi dhammaṁ.

16.1Na khattiyoti na ca brāhmaṇoti,16.2Na aḍḍhakā balavā tejavāpi;16.3Na maccurājassa apekkhamatthi,16.4Taṁ me matī hoti carāmi dhammaṁ.

17.1Sīhā ca byagghā ca athopi dīpiyo,17.2Pasayha khādanti vipphandamānaṁ;17.3Na maccuno khāditumussahanti,17.4Taṁ me matī hoti carāmi dhammaṁ.

18.1Māyākārā raṅgamajjhe karontā,18.2Mohenti cakkhūni janassa tāvade;18.3Na maccuno mohayitussahanti,18.4Taṁ me matī hoti carāmi dhammaṁ.

19.1PTS 4.496Āsīvisā kupitā uggatejā,19.2Ḍaṁsanti mārentipi te manusse;19.3Na maccuno ḍaṁsitumussahanti,19.4Taṁ me matī hoti carāmi dhammaṁ.

20.1Āsīvisā kupitā yaṁ ḍaṁsanti,20.2Tikicchakā tesa visaṁ hananti;20.3Na maccuno daṭṭhavisaṁ hananti,20.4Taṁ me matī hoti carāmi dhammaṁ.

21.1Dhammantarī vettaraṇī ca bhojo,21.2Visāni hantvāna bhujaṅgamānaṁ;21.3Suyyanti te kālakatā tatheva,21.4Taṁ me matī hoti carāmi dhammaṁ.

22.1Vijjādharā ghoramadhīyamānā,22.2Adassanaṁ osadhehi vajanti;22.3Na maccurājassa vajantadassanaṁ,22.4Taṁ me matī hoti carāmi dhammaṁ.

23.1Dhammo have rakkhati dhammacāriṁ,23.2Dhammo suciṇṇo sukhamāvahāti;23.3Esānisaṁso dhamme suciṇṇe,23.4Na duggatiṁ gacchati dhammacārī.

24.1Na hi dhammo adhammo ca,24.2Ubho samavipākino;24.3Adhammo nirayaṁ neti,24.4Dhammo pāpeti suggatin”ti.

25.1Ayogharajātakaṁ cuddasamaṁ.

26.1Vīsatinipātaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.

27.1Tassuddānaṁ

28.1Mātaṅga sambhūta sivi sirimanto,28.2Rohaṇa haṁsa sattigumbo bhallātiya;28.3Somanassa campeyya brahma pañca-28.4Paṇḍita cirassaṁvata ayogharāti.