Maṇikaṇṭhajātaka

Suttapiṭaka · Khuddakanikāya · Jātaka (1) · Vol. 27 · Section 360

[360] One should not beg for that thing which one knows to be dear to another; through excessive begging one becomes odious. The nāga, begged by the brahmin for his jewel, thereupon vanished from sight, never to be seen again. The Maṇikaṇṭha Jātaka, the third. ___________ 4. The Kuṇḍakakucchisindhava Jātaka

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.