Other Translations: Deutsch
From: ,
Jātaka Stories of Past Lives 52
Ekakanipāta The Book of the Ones
Āsīsavagga Hope
2. Cūḷajanakajātaka A Short Tale of Janaka: a past life story
“Vāyametheva puriso, A man should make an effort The story, which is told in full in the Mahājanakajātaka Ja 539, relates how Janaka of Videha regained his kingdom through unremitting effort. | The Janakas were the famed kingly house of Videha. At MN 83:20.1 a Janaka is framed as the source of the kingdom’s decline. A King Janaka was Sītā’s father in the Rāmāyaṇa, and one discussed philosophy with Yājñavalkya in the Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad. It seems impossible to determine which, if any, are the same person.
na nibbindeyya paṇḍito; the astute should not be disillusioned.
Passāmi vohaṁ attānaṁ, Now I truly see myself, For these lines, compare Thag 1.88.
udakā thalamubbhatan”ti. lifted from the water to the shore. The story of Ja 539 relates how he survived the sinking of his ship.
Cūḷajanakajātakaṁ dutiyaṁ.