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The Monkey Betrayed

Mahākapijātaka

“A king of Kasi”—This story was told by the Master, when dwelling in the Bamboo Grove, about Devadatta’s hurling a stone at him. So when the Brethren blamed Devadatta for having suborned archers to shoot the Buddha and afterwards hurled a stone at him, the Master said, “Not now only, but formerly also, Devadatta flung a stone at me,” and so saying he related a story of the past.

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0.46. Mahākapijātaka

1.1PTS 5.68Bārāṇasyaṁ ahū rājā,1.2kāsīnaṁ raṭṭhavaḍḍhano;1.3Mittāmaccaparibyūḷho,1.4agamāsi migājinaṁ.

2.1PTS 5.69Tattha brāhmaṇamaddakkhi,2.2setaṁ citraṁ kilāsinaṁ;2.3Viddhastaṁ koviḷāraṁva,2.4kisaṁ dhamanisanthataṁ.

3.1Paramakāruññataṁ pattaṁ,3.2disvā kicchagataṁ naraṁ;3.3Avaca byamhito rājā,3.4“yakkhānaṁ katamo nusi.

4.1Hatthapādā ca te setā,4.2tato setataraṁ siro;4.3Gattaṁ kammāsavaṇṇaṁ te,4.4kilāsabahulo casi.

5.1Vaṭṭanāvaḷi saṅkāsā,5.2piṭṭhi te ninnatunnatā;5.3Kāḷapabbāva te aṅgā,5.4nāññaṁ passāmi edisaṁ.

6.1Ugghaṭṭapādo tasito,6.2kiso dhamanisanthato;6.3Chāto ātattarūposi,6.4kutosi kattha gacchasi.

7.1Duddasī appakārosi,7.2dubbaṇṇo bhīmadassano;7.3Janetti yāpi te mātā,7.4na taṁ iccheyya passituṁ.

8.1Kiṁ kammamakaraṁ pubbe,8.2Kaṁ avajjhaṁ aghātayi;8.3Kibbisaṁ yaṁ karitvāna,8.4Idaṁ dukkhaṁ upāgami”.

9.1“Taggha te ahamakkhissaṁ,9.2yathāpi kusalo tathā;9.3Saccavādiñhi lokasmiṁ,9.4pasaṁsantīdha paṇḍitā.

10.1PTS 5.70Eko caraṁ gogaveso,10.2mūḷho accasariṁ vane;10.3Araññe irīṇe vivane,10.4nānākuñjarasevite.

11.1Vāḷamigānucarite,11.2vippanaṭṭhosmi kānane;11.3Acariṁ tattha sattāhaṁ,11.4khuppipāsasamappito.

12.1Tattha tindukamaddakkhiṁ,12.2visamaṭṭhaṁ bubhukkhito;12.3Papātamabhilambantaṁ,12.4sampannaphaladhārinaṁ.

13.1Vātassitāni bhakkhesiṁ,13.2tāni rucciṁsu me bhusaṁ;13.3Atitto rukkhamārūhiṁ,13.4tattha hessāmi āsito.

14.1Ekaṁ me bhakkhitaṁ āsi,14.2dutiyaṁ abhipatthitaṁ;14.3Tato sā bhañjatha sākhā,14.4chinnā pharasunā viya.

15.1Sohaṁ sahāva sākhāhi,15.2uddhampādo avaṁsiro;15.3Appatiṭṭhe anālambe,15.4giriduggasmi pāpataṁ.

16.1Yasmā ca vāri gambhīraṁ,16.2tasmā na samapajjisaṁ;16.3Tattha sesiṁ nirānando,16.4anūnā dasa rattiyo.

17.1Athettha kapi māgañchi,17.2gonaṅgulo darīcaro;17.3Sākhāhi sākhaṁ vicaranto,17.4khādamāno dumapphalaṁ.

18.1So maṁ disvā kisaṁ paṇḍuṁ,18.2kāruññamakaraṁ mayi;18.3Ambho ko nāma so ettha,18.4evaṁ dukkhena aṭṭito.

19.1Manusso amanusso vā,19.2attānaṁ me pavedaya;19.3Tassañjaliṁ paṇāmetvā,19.4idaṁ vacanamabraviṁ.

20.1Manussohaṁ byasampatto,20.2sā me natthi ito gati;20.3Taṁ vo vadāmi bhaddaṁ vo,20.4tvañca me saraṇaṁ bhava.

21.1Garuṁ silaṁ gahetvāna,21.2vicarī pabbate kapi;21.3Silāya yoggaṁ katvāna,21.4nisabho etadabravi.

22.1Ehi me piṭṭhimāruyha,22.2gīvaṁ gaṇhāhi bāhubhi;22.3Ahaṁ taṁ uddharissāmi,22.4giriduggata vegasā.

23.1Tassa taṁ vacanaṁ sutvā,23.2vānarindassa sirīmato;23.3Piṭṭhimāruyha dhīrassa,23.4gīvaṁ bāhāhi aggahiṁ.

24.1So maṁ tato samuṭṭhāsi,24.2tejassī balavā kapi;24.3Vihaññamāno kicchena,24.4giriduggata vegasā.

25.1Uddharitvāna maṁ santo,25.2nisabho etadabravi;25.3Iṅgha maṁ samma rakkhassu,25.4pasupissaṁ muhuttakaṁ.

26.1PTS 5.71Sīhā byagghā ca dīpī ca,26.2acchakokataracchayo;26.3Te maṁ pamattaṁ hiṁseyyuṁ,26.4te tvaṁ disvā nivāraya.

27.1Evaṁ me parittātūna,27.2pasupī so muhuttakaṁ;27.3Tadāhaṁ pāpikaṁ diṭṭhiṁ,27.4paṭilacchiṁ ayoniso.

28.1Bhakkho ayaṁ manussānaṁ,28.2yathā caññe vane migā;28.3Yaṁ nūnimaṁ vadhitvāna,28.4chāto khādeyya vānaraṁ.

29.1Asito ca gamissāmi,29.2maṁsamādāya sambalaṁ;29.3Kantāraṁ nittharissāmi,29.4pātheyyaṁ me bhavissati.

30.1Tato silaṁ gahetvāna,30.2matthakaṁ sannitāḷayiṁ;30.3Mama gattakilantassa,30.4pahāro dubbalo ahu.

31.1So ca vegenudappatto,31.2kapi ruhira makkhito;31.3Assupuṇṇehi nettehi,31.4rodanto maṁ udikkhati.

32.1‘Māyyomaṁ kari bhaddante,32.2tvañca nāmedisaṁ kari;32.3Tvañca kho nāma dīghāvu,32.4aññe vāretumarahasi.

33.1Aho vata re purisa,33.2tāvadukkarakāraka;33.3Edisā visamā duggā,33.4papātā uddhato mayā.

34.1Ānīto paralokāva,34.2dubbheyyaṁ maṁ amaññatha;34.3Taṁ tena pāpadhammena,34.4pāpaṁ pāpena cintitaṁ.

35.1Mā heva tvaṁ adhammaṭṭha,35.2vedanaṁ kaṭukaṁ phusi;35.3Mā heva pāpakammaṁ taṁ,35.4phalaṁ veḷuṁva taṁ vadhi.

36.1Tayime natthi vissāso,36.2pāpadhamma asaññata;36.3Ehi me piṭṭhito gaccha,36.4dissamānova santike.

37.1Muttosi hatthā vāḷānaṁ,37.2pattosi mānusiṁ padaṁ;37.3Esa maggo adhammaṭṭha,37.4tena gaccha yathāsukhaṁ’.

38.1Idaṁ vatvā giricaro,38.2rahade pakkhalya matthakaṁ;38.3Assūni sampamajjitvā,38.4tato pabbatamāruhi.

39.1Sohaṁ tenābhisattosmi,39.2pariḷāhena aṭṭito;39.3Ḍayhamānena gattena,39.4vāriṁ pātuṁ upāgamiṁ.

40.1Agginā viya santatto,40.2rahado ruhiramakkhito;40.3Pubbalohitasaṅkāso,40.4sabbo me samapajjatha.

41.1PTS 5.72Yāvanto udabindūni,41.2kāyasmiṁ nipatiṁsu me;41.3Tāvanto gaṇḍa jāyetha,41.4addhabeluvasādisā.

42.1Pabhinnā pagghariṁsu me,42.2kuṇapā pubbalohitā;42.3Yena yeneva gacchāmi,42.4gāmesu nigamesu ca.

43.1Daṇḍahatthā nivārenti,43.2itthiyo purisā ca maṁ;43.3Okkitā pūtigandhena,43.4māssu orena āgamā.

44.1Etādisaṁ idaṁ dukkhaṁ,44.2satta vassāni dāni me;44.3Anubhomi sakaṁ kammaṁ,44.4pubbe dukkaṭamattano.

45.1Taṁ vo vadāmi bhaddante,45.2yāvantettha samāgatā;45.3Māssu mittāna dubbhittho,45.4mittadubbho hi pāpako.

46.1Kuṭṭhī kilāsī bhavati,46.2yo mittānidha dubbhati;46.3Kāyassa bhedā mittaddu,46.4nirayaṁ sopapajjatī”ti.

47.1Mahākapijātakaṁ chaṭṭhaṁ.