Suvaṇṇasāmajātaka

Suttapiṭaka · Khuddakanikāya · Jātaka (2) · Vol. 28 · Section 524

[524] Practice righteousness (dhamma), O great king — toward your mother and father, O khattiya; having practiced righteousness here, O king, you shall go to heaven (sagga). Practice righteousness, O great king — toward your sons and wives, O khattiya; having practiced righteousness here, O king, you shall go to heaven. Practice righteousness, O great king — toward your friends and ministers, O khattiya; having practiced righteousness here, O king, you shall go to heaven. Practice righteousness, O great king — toward your mounts and your troops; having practiced righteousness here, O king, you shall go to heaven. Practice righteousness, O great king — toward the villages and the towns; having practiced righteousness here, O king, you shall go to heaven. Practice righteousness, O great king — toward the realms and the provinces; having practiced righteousness here, O king, you shall go to heaven. Practice righteousness, O great king — toward ascetics (samaṇa) and brahmins (brāhmaṇa); having practiced righteousness here, O king, you shall go to heaven. Practice righteousness, O great king — toward beasts and birds, O khattiya; having practiced righteousness here, O king, you shall go to heaven. Practice righteousness, O great king — righteousness, when practiced, brings happiness (sukha); having practiced righteousness here, O king, you shall go to heaven. Practice righteousness, O great king — the Indas and the devas, together with the Brahmās, have attained heaven (diva) through what was well practiced; be not heedless of righteousness, O king. The Suvaṇṇasāma Jātaka, the third. _____________ 4. The Nemirāja Jātaka

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.