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The Mango Ghost

Ambavanapetavatthu

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

0.312. Ambavanapetavatthu

1.1“Ayañca te pokkharaṇī surammā,1.2Samā sutitthā ca mahodakā ca;1.3Supupphitā bhamaragaṇānukiṇṇā,1.4Kathaṁ tayā laddhā ayaṁ manuññā.

2.1Idañca te ambavanaṁ surammaṁ,2.2Sabbotukaṁ dhārayate phalāni;2.3Supupphitaṁ bhamaragaṇānukiṇṇaṁ,2.4Kathaṁ tayā laddhamidaṁ vimānaṁ”.

3.1“Ambapakkaṁ dakaṁ yāgu,3.2sītacchāyā manoramā;3.3Dhītāya dinnadānena,3.4tena me idha labbhati”.

4.1“Sandiṭṭhikaṁ kammaṁ evaṁ passatha,4.2Dānassa damassa saṁyamassa vipākaṁ;4.3Dāsī ahaṁ ayyakulesu hutvā,4.4Suṇisā homi agārassa issarā”ti.

5.1Ambavanapetavatthu dvādasamaṁ.