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Boundless is the Saṅgha, Limited are creeping things; Snakes, scorpions, centipedes, Spiders, lizards, mice. Protection have I made, a safeguard have I made, May beings retreat; I bow to the Blessed One, I bow to the seven Fully Enlightened Ones. The Khaṇḍa Jātaka, the third. 204. The Vīraka Jātaka (2-6-4) 107. O Vīraka, do you see The sweet-voiced bird? Like a peacock's neck, My husband, Saviṭṭhaka. 108. Of the bird that roams on water and land, Always eating raw fish; Saviṭṭhaka, imitating him, Is entangled in moss and dead. The Vīraka Jātaka, the fourth. 205. The Gaṅgeyya Jātaka (2-6-5) 109. The Gaṅgeyya fish shines, And the Yāmuna fish shines; This four-footed man, Round like a banyan tree; With a slightly elongated neck, He surpasses all. 110. What was asked, he did not tell, He told something else when asked; A self-praising person, He is not pleasing to us. The Gaṅgeyya Jātaka, the fifth. 206. The Kuruṅgamiga Jātaka (2-6-6) 111. Come, O tortoise, cut This leather snare with your teeth; I will act in such a way That the hunter will not come. 112. The tortoise entered the water Oh, the antelope entered the forest; The woodpecker from the treetop, drove its young far away. The Sixth, the Antelope Birth Story. This land, by King Assaka, has been traversed by me; Enjoy with desire, with your beloved husband. By new joy and sorrow, the old is covered; Therefore, to me, a worm is dearer than King Assaka. The Seventh, the Assaka Birth Story. Enough with these mangoes, rose-apples, and jackfruits; Which are beyond the ocean, better for me is a fig. Great indeed is your body, but not so your wisdom; Crocodile, you have been deceived by me, go now as you please. The Eighth, the Crocodile Birth Story. I have seen trees in the forest, sal trees and vibhitaka trees; They are not so strong, as you, O tree, are strong. This old rooster, having broken the cage, has come; He is skilled in snares, he speaks and goes away. The Ninth, the Rooster Birth Story. Oh, what kind of tree is this, with sharp leaves and thorns; Where with a single blow, the head was split. Indeed, this one wandered, pecking at forests, at trees with weak wood; Then it found a khadira tree with strong heartwood, where the Garuda split its head. The Tenth, the Kandagalaka Birth Story. The Sixth Chapter, "Not Strong". Its summary – Strong Bond, the excellent Swan again, Virūpakka, Saviṭṭhaka, the excellent Fish; With the Antelope, with Assaka, the excellent Mango, again the Rooster, with the Garuda, ten. 7. Bīraṇatham The Worldly Section 211. The Somadatta Jātaka (2-7-1) 121. He made a steady effort, heedful, for a year, at the Bīraṇa grass post; He declared his resolve, having entered the assembly, but discipline does not protect the unwise. 122. A beggar, dear Somadatta, obtains two things; Either loss or gain of wealth, for such is the nature of begging. The first, Somadatta Jātaka. 212. The Leftover Food Jātaka (2-7-2) 123. One is the upper caste, another is the lower caste; But I ask you, brahmin woman, what is below and what is above? 124. I am a dancer, venerable sir, a beggar who has come here; This one has entered the granary, this is he whom you seek. The second, Leftover Food Jātaka. 213. The Bharu Jātaka (2-7-3) 125. Having made a distinction among the sages, King Bharu, I have heard; Was destroyed along with his kingdoms, that king went to ruin. 126. Therefore, the wise do not praise going by desire; One should speak with an uncorrupted mind, words connected with truth. The third, Bharu Jātaka. 214. The Puṇṇa River Jātaka (2-7-4) 127. The full river, by which they say one should drink, the grown barley, by which they say one should hide; He who has gone far, by whom they call, he has come to you, come and eat, brahmin. 128. Since the king remembers me, even to send a crow; Swans, cranes, and peacocks, indeed, are more wicked than the unchaste woman. The fourth, Puṇṇa River Jātaka. 215. The Turtle Jātaka (2-7-5) 129. Alas, the turtle destroyed himself, by uttering words; While firmly grasping the stick, he destroyed himself by his own speech. 130. Having seen this too, O best of men of vigor, one should utter skillful speech, not excessively; You see how by much speaking, the turtle met with ruin. The Turtle Jātaka, fifth. The Fish Jātaka This fire does not burn me, nor the well-sharpened stake; But the fish who thinks of me, he has gone to another's delight. The fire of passion burns me, and my mind torments me; Release me from the net, sirs, for nowhere are desires slain. The Fish Jātaka, sixth. The Seggu Jātaka All the world was joyful, O Seggu, unskilled in village ways; O maiden, what is your conduct today, that you, seized in the grove, lament? He who should be a protector for me, afflicted with suffering, that father of mine commits treachery in the grove; To whom shall I cry in the midst of the forest, when he who should protect me commits violence? The Seggu Jātaka, seventh. The Cheating Merchant Jātaka This well-conceived trick of the rogue, a counter-trick against the trickster; If mice can eat an iron ploughshare, why should kites not carry away a boy? Indeed, there are counter-tricks for a trick, and there are deceits for the deceitful; Give back the ploughshare to him whose ploughshare is lost, O you whose son is lost, lest he whose ploughshare is lost take away your son. The Cheating Merchant Jātaka, eighth. The Reproached Jātaka "My silver, my gold," this is the talk day and night; of foolish people, who do not see the noble Dhamma. Two householders in the house, one of them without a beard; with hanging breasts, braided hair, and also marked ears; bought with much wealth, he torments those people. The Reproached Jātaka, ninth. The Banner of Dhamma Jātaka You are of a happy life, having come from the kingdom to the forest; You, alone at the root of a tree, meditate like a poor man. I am of a happy life, having come from the kingdom to the forest; I, alone at the root of a tree, like a poor man... I meditate; They recollect the Dhamma of the virtuous. The Dhammadhaja Jātaka, the tenth. The Chapter on the Bīraṇa Thicket, the seventh. Its Summary – And then the excellent Bīraṇa Thicket and the actor, the excellent Bharu king, the supreme full river; The talkative one, the mouse in the fire-wind, with the hanging breast, by the wretched one, these are ten. 8. The Chapter on the Saffron Robe 221. The Kāsāva Jātaka (2-8-1) 141. One not free from defilement, who will wear the saffron robe; Devoid of self-control and truth, he is not worthy of the saffron robe. 142. But he who has cast out defilement, well-established in virtues; Endowed with self-control and truth, he indeed is worthy of the saffron robe. The Kāsāva Jātaka, the first. 222. The Cūḷanandiya Jātaka (2-8-2) 143. This is that teacher's word, which the descendant of Parāsara spoke; Do not you do evil, which you, having done, would afterwards repent. 144. Whatever a person does, those he sees in himself; The doer of good, good; and the doer of evil, evil; Of whatever kind of seed one sows, of that kind one reaps the fruit. The Cūḷanandiya Jātaka, the second. 223. The Puṭabhatta Jātaka (2-8-3) 145. One should bow to one who bows, associate with one who associates, do duties for one who helps with duties; For one who desires no benefit, one should not do benefit, even one not associating, one should not associate. 146. One should abandon one who abandons, one should not make a thicket (of desire), with a mind turned away, one should not associate; A bird, having known a tree as having lost its fruit, should look for another, for great indeed is the world. The Puṭabhatta Jātaka, the third. 224. The Kumbhila Jātaka (2-8-4) 147. For whom these four qualities, O king of monkeys, are as yours; Truth, righteousness, steadfastness, generosity, he overcomes the seen. 148. But for whom these supremely excellent qualities are not found; Truth, righteousness, steadfastness, generosity, he does not overcome the seen. The Kumbhila Jātaka, the fourth. 225. The Khantivaṇṇa Jātaka (2-8-5) 149. There is to me a man, O king, engaged in all duties; And if for him there is one offense, there you What do you think? 150. There is a man for us, such a one is found here; Rare is one endowed with qualities, patience is pleasing to us. The Jātaka of the Praise of Patience, the fifth. 226. The Kosiyajātaka (2-8-6) 151. Going forth at the right time is good, going forth at the wrong time is not good; For having gone forth at the wrong time, even a single person, or many people; Illuminates no purpose, like a crow army against an owl. 152. And the wise one, knowing the proper method, and following the weaknesses of others; Having subdued all enemies, like the owl, may be happy. The Kosiyajātaka, the sixth. 227. The Gūthapāṇa Jātaka (2-8-7) 153. A hero meeting a hero, a valiant striker; Come, O elephant, turn back, why do you flee, afraid? Let Angas and Magadhas see, my valor and yours. 154. I will not kill you with my feet, nor with tusks, nor with trunk; I will kill you with excrement, let the foul one be slain by the foul. The Gūthapāṇa Jātaka, the seventh. 228. The Kāmanīta Jātaka (2-8-8) 155. I desire three mountains between, Pañcālas, Kurus, and Kekakas; Beyond that, O brahmin, I desire, treat me, O brahmin, who is overcome by desire. 156. Some treat one bitten by a black snake, the wise treat one possessed by a non-human; But no one treats one overcome by desire, for one whose semen has fallen, what treatment is there? The Kāmanīta Jātaka, the eighth. 229. The Palāyita Jātaka (2-8-9) 157. By elephants like thunderclouds, by excellent horses with garlands; By chariots like waves, by showers of arrows; By strong-striking archers, Taxila is surrounded on all sides. 158. Charge and fall, and with various roars of elephants; Today a mighty roar arises,