dhammam desetvā rājānaṁ pañcasu silesu patitthäpesi. Rājā pasanno Bodhisattam rajjena pūjetva mahantam sakkāraṁ akāsi. So rajjaṁ tass' eva datvā katipāhaṁ vasitvā va9 „appamatto hohi, mahārājā“ 'ti ovaditvā ākāse uppatitvā Dandakahiraññapabbatam eva agamāsi. Rajâpi Bodhisattaɛsa ovade thito dānādīni puññāni katva yathākammamm gato. Sattha imam dhammadesanaṁ aharitvā saccāni pakāsetvāa jatakam samodhānesi: (Saccapariyosane” ukkanthitabhikkhu arahatte patiṭṭhabi),,Tadā rājā Anando ahosi, suvanṇamoro pana aham eva" 'ti. Mora-jātakam".

II, 16, 10.

„Evam

VINILAKA-JĀTAKA.

vam eva nuna rājānan“ ti. Idam Sattha Veluvane viharanto Devadattassa Sugatālayaṁ ārabbha kathesi. Devadatte Gayāsīsam agatānaṁ dvinnaṁ aggasāvakānaṁ Sugatalayam dassetva nipanne' ubho pi thera dhammam desetva attano nissitake ādāya Veļuvanam agamimsu". Te Satthārā ,,Sariputta, Devadatto tumhe disvā kiṁ akāsîti" puṭṭhā,,bhante, Sugatalayam dassetvā mahāvināsaṁ papunîti" arocesum. Sattha ,,na kho, Sariputta, Devadatto idān' eva mama anukiriyaṁ

B patiṭhapesi. f B tassomariyādetva. 9 B omits va. h B hoti. i B ovāditvā, C has corrected ovaditvā to ovaditvā. jC CPC-hiraṁña-. B rājā. CCP C pumnāni. "B yathakkamam. C omits saccani pakāsetvā.

n C-sāne.

B C -bhikkhu. PB suvannavanno moro. w B adds navamaṁ.

karonto vināsaṁ păpuņi, pubbe pi patto yeva" 'ti vatva therena" yācito atītam āhari:

Atīte Videharaṭthe Mithilayam Videhe rajjaṁ kārente Bodhisatto tassa aggamahesiya kucchismim nibbattitva vayappatto Takkasilāyam sabbasippāni" uggaṇhitvāR pitu accayena rajje patiṭṭhāsi. Tadā ekassa suvanṇarajahamsassa gocarabhūmiyaṁ käkiyā saddhim samvaso ahosi. Sa puttam vijayi. So n' eva matu patirūpako ahosi na pitu". Ath' assa vinilakadhatukatta" "Vinilako' tv-eva nāmaṁ akaṁsu. Hamsarājā abhiṇham gantva puttaṁ passati. Apare pan' assa dve hamsapotakā puttā ahesum. Te pitaram abhinhaṁ manussapatham gacchantame disva pucchimsu:,,täta, tumhe kasmā abhiṇhaṁ manussapatham gacchatha" 'ti.,,Tatā, ekāya me kākiyā saddhiṁ saṁvāsam anvāya eko putto jāto, 'Vinīlako' ti 'ssa namam, tam aham datthum gacchamîti." ,,Kaham pana te vasantîti.",,Videharaṭthe Mithilayamd avidure asukasmim nāma ṭhāne" ekasmim tālagge vasantîti." ,,Tāta, manussapatho nama sasamko' sappaṭibhayo, tumhe mã gacchatha, mayam gantvāj taṁ ānessāmā" 'ti dve hamsapotakā pitarā ācikkhitasaññāya tattha gantva tam Vinilakaṁ ekasmim daṇḍake nisīdāpetvā mukhatundakena dandakotiyam" dasitvā° Mithilanagaramatthakena päyimsu". Tasmim khane Videharājā sabbasetacatusindhavayuttarathavare nisīditvā nagaraṁ padakkhi

C therena. * B gucchimhi, CP C kucchimhi. y B CS takkasilāyam. z C-sippāņi. Cugganhi, Buggaṇhetvā.

a

b

B patirüpako. B adds tīrüpako. C vinil-. CB karisu. d B apare na dve ca. e Cagacchantam. B tāta etaya.

9 B panete. ¿so all the MSS. B omits nāmaṭhāne. B nāma

k

sanko. B gamtvā. Banessami. 'C pitaram. m C CP Cs -saṁñāya. " B mukhatuṇḍakoṭiyam. B ḍamsäpetvā. " B pāyisu.

ṇam karoti. Vinīlako tam disvā cintesi:,,mayham Videharaññā” saddhim kiṁ nānākaraṇam3, eso catusindhavayuttarathe nisIditva nagaram anusañcarati aham pana hamsayuttarathe nisiditvā gacchāmîti" so akasena gacchanto" pathamam gatham āha:

1.,,Evam eva nūna" rājānam
Vedeham Mithilaggaham

assä vahanti ājaññā*

yatha hamsa Vinīlakan" ti.

Tattha evam evā ti evam eva, nūnā 'ti parivitakke nipāto ekamsey pi vaṭṭati yeva, Vede han ti Videharaṭṭhissaram, Mithilaggahan ti Mithile gehame Mithilayam gharam pariggahetvā vasamanan ti attho, ājaññāa ti kāraṇākāraṇajānanakā, yathā hamsa Vinilakan ti yatha ime hamsā mam Vinilakaṁ vahanti evam eva vahantîti. Hamsapotaka tassa vacanaṁ sutva kujjhitvā „idh' eva naṁ pātetvā gamissāmā" 'ti cittaṁ uppādetvâpi,,evam kate pitā no kim vakkhatîti" garahabhayena pitu santikam netva tena katakiriyaṁ pitu acikkhimsu. Atha naṁ pitā kujjhitvā „kiṁ tvaṁ mama puttehi adhikataro yo mama putte abhibhavitvā rathe_yuttasindhave viya karosi, attano pamāṇama na jānāsi, imaṁ ṭhānam tava ago caro, attano mātu vasanaṭṭhānam eva gacchae" 'ti tajjetvā dutiyam gatham āha:

1 CP C padakkhinaṁ.

-karanam.

"CP-ramno,

CC-ramñā.

t Besa.

u B adds va. ? B nanuja.

C

x CP

Ca ājamñā. y Cekam dese. * B vattati, Co C vaddhati. @ B mithilaggeham. B C C mithilāya. a Cr C's ājaṁñā. b B C kathe. CB adhikataro ti so tvaṁ. d C pamānaṁ.

B gacchāhi.

Tattha Vinila 'ti tam namenâlapati, duggam bhajasîti imesam vasena giriduggam bhajasi, abhūmim tāta sevasîti tāta girivisaman nāma tava abhūmim tam sevasi upagacchasi, etam mātālayam tavan ti etam gamantam3 ukkāraṭṭhānaṁ āmakasusānaṭṭhānañ ca tava mātu ālayaṁ gehaṁ vasanaṭṭhānam tattha gaccha 'ti. Evan tam tajjetvā,,gacchatha, nam Mithilanagarassa ukkārabhūmiyaṁ yeva otaretvā etha" 'ti putte āṇāpesim. Te tathā akaṁsu.

Sattha imam dhammadesanam" āharitvā jātakaṁ samodhānesi:,,Tadā Vinilako Devadatto ahosi, dve hamsapotakâpi° dve aggasāvakā, pitā Ānando, Videharājā pana aham evā“ 'ti. Vinilaka-jātakam". Dalhavaggo paṭhamo.

CPC mätälayan.

k

i В mā

tālayan. C gāmanta. B-bhūmiyañ ñeva. * B C etā.

m C CP Canapesi.

? B adds dasamam.

n CP Cs omit dhamma.

• B omits pi.

II, 16, 1.

THE RAJOVĀDA - BIRTH.

In (times) past, while Brahmadatta reigned in Bără

nasi, Bodhisatta having been conceived in the womb of his First Queen, after receiving the gift of conception came safely out of (his) mother's womb. On the day he was named they called him Prince Brahmadatta. He having gradually grown up went to Takkasila at the age of sixteen years, and having (there) acquired accomplishments in all arts, and being, by the death of (his) father, established in the kingdom, he reigned with justice (and) impartiality. Not being prejudiced by inclination and the like he gave (his) decision. While he thus reigned with justice, (his) ministers also settled litigations with justice. Litigations being settled with justice, there were none who brought about false lawsuits. In consequence of the nonnoise on account of lawsuits

existence of these (suits, all) ceased in the king's court. The ministers sitting by day in the law-court (but) seeing no one coming for the purpose of (getting) a decision, go away. The court attained the state of being superseded. Bodhisatta thought: as I reign with justice none come for the purpose of (getting) a decision, the noise has ceased, the court has attained the state of being superseded, now it behoves me to examine my own faults;' on learning that I have this (or that) fault I will discard it and live virtuously. From that time seeking for some one