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Saṃyutta Nikāya
II. Nidāna Vagga
20. Opamma Saṃuttaṃ

Sutta 12

Sigāla Suttaṃ

The Jackal (2)

Translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.

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[1][rhyc] Dwelling at Sāvatthī.

"Monks, did you hear that jackal[1] howling in the last watch of the night?"

"Yes, lord."

"That jackal is afflicted with a disease called mange.

There might be some gratitude and thankfulness in that jackal, but there might not be any gratitude and thankfulness in a certain person here claiming to be a follower of the Sakyan.[2]

"Therefore, monks, you should train yourselves:

'We will dwell heedfully.'

That's how you should train yourselves."

 


[1] Following the Thai and Sri Lankan editions. The Burmese edition reads "old jackal."

[2] This is a reference to Devadatta, who wounded the Buddha and created a split in the Saṅgha, acts that would send him to hell. See AN 5:129. See also pdfNoble Warrior chapter 13.

 


 

Of Related Interest:

AN 2:31–32;
Iti 107

 


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