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Catumaṭṭha Jātaka

Jātaka

A Jātaka about two geese from Cittakūṭa who befriend a tree-spirit, the Bodhisatta, and discuss the Dhamma together until a jackal interrupts them, causing the geese to fly off and never return — told with reference to an old monk who interrupted a conversation between Sāriputta and Moggallāna.

Two geese from Cittakūṭa once used a certain tree as a perch, whenever they approached it, and became friendly with the spirit of the tree, who was the Bodhisatta. They talked together about religion until a jackal came and interrupted them. Then the geese flew away and did not return.

The story was told of an old monk who interrupted a conversation between Sāriputta and Moggallāna. The monk was the jackal. J.ii.106 f.

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