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Devadattasutta

Devadatta About Devadatta

Evaṁ me sutaṁ—
Thus have I heard.
So I have heard.

ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā rājagahe viharati gijjhakūṭe pabbate acirapakkante devadatte.
On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Rājagaha on Mount Vulture Peak not long after Devadatta had left.
At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha, on the Vulture’s Peak Mountain, not long after Devadatta had left.

Atha kho brahmā sahampati abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkantavaṇṇo kevalakappaṁ gijjhakūṭaṁ pabbataṁ obhāsetvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ aṭṭhāsi.
Then, when the night had advanced, Brahmā Sahampati, of stunning beauty, illuminating the entire Mount Vulture Peak, approached the Blessed One, paid homage to him, and stood to one side.
Then, late at night, the beautiful Brahmā Sahampati, lighting up the entire Vulture’s Peak, went up to the Buddha, bowed, stood to one side,

Ekamantaṁ ṭhito kho brahmā sahampati devadattaṁ ārabbha bhagavato santike imaṁ gāthaṁ abhāsi:
Standing to one side, referring to Devadatta, he recited this verse in the presence of the Blessed One:
and recited this verse in the Buddha’s presence:

“Phalaṁ ve kadaliṁ hanti,
“As its own fruit brings destruction
“The banana tree is destroyed by its own fruit,

phalaṁ veḷuṁ phalaṁ naḷaṁ;
To the plantain, bamboo, and reed,
as are the bamboo and the reed.

Sakkāro kāpurisaṁ hanti,
So do honours destroy the scoundrel,
Honor destroys a sinner,

gabbho assatariṁ yathā”ti.
As its embryo destroys the mule.”
as pregnancy destroys a mule.”