Dasabrāhmaṇajātaka

Suttapiṭaka · Khuddakanikāya · Jātaka (1) · Vol. 27 · Section 2020

[2020] Others again, out of desire for wealth, have crept in beneath the couch, while kings bathe above them when the Soma sacrifice (somayāga) is at hand; though they are like wipers-away of filth, O king, even they are called brahmins (brāhmaṇā). They have been declared to you, O great king — shall we bow down before such as these?

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.