Sirimandajātaka

Suttapiṭaka · Khuddakanikāya · Jātaka (1) · Vol. 27 · Section 2100

[2100] "Sire (bhadante), we five are wise men (paṇḍitā); all of us stand in attendance upon you with palms joined in reverence. You are our lord, holding mastery over us, like Sakka, the deva-king, lord of beings. Seeing this too, I declare: the man of wisdom is inferior; only the man of fortune (sirī) is superior."

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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