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followed them and travelling by air by their psychic power, they reached VeÄuvana.
Vomiting of Blood by Devadatta
After the two Chief Disciples had gone away with the five hundred young monks,
KokÈlika, a teacher of the sect, woke Devadatta up by hitting the breast with his knee and
saying: ‚Get up, Devadatta! SÈriputta and MoggallÈna have taken away the young monks.
Have I not told you that you should not associate with SÈriputta and MoggallÈna, that they
have evil desires and that they follow their evil desires?‛ Then Devadatta vomited hot
blood on the spot.
JÈtakas concerning Devadatta
When the monks living in the VeÄuvana monastery saw Venerable SÈriputta returning
with the five hundred monks, they said to the Buddha: ‚Glorious Buddha, when the
Venerable SÈriputta left for GayÈsÊsa, he had only the Venerable MahÈ MoggallÈna as his
companion. Now his return from there with so many followers is indeed glorious.‛ The
Buddha said: ‚Monks, it is not only now that SÈriputta is glorious. When he came back to
me as an animal in a previous life he was also glorious.‛ and He recounted the
Lakkhanamiga JÈtaka in the SÊla-Vagga of the Ekaka NipÈta. Again, when the monks
reported that Devadatta imitated the Buddha by trying to preach like a glorious Buddha
with the two chief disciples on the right and left side, the Buddha said: ‚Monks, it is not
only now; also a long time ago Devadatta tried to imitate Me but it was in vain.‛ Then the
Buddha told them the Viraka JÈtaka of the NataÑdaÄha Vagga, Duka NipÈta.
The following days, too, the Buddha narrated the Kandagalaka JÈtaka (NataÑÉaÄha
Vagga, Duka NipÈta), etc. in connection with Devadatta.
Again the SakuÓa JÈtaka (Kali~ga Vagga, Catukka NipÈta) etc were recounted in
connection with Devadatta's ingratitude.
Then in connection with Devadatta's attempt to kill the Buddha, he told the Kuru~gamiga
JÈtaka (Kuru~ga Vagga, Ekaka NipÈta) and others.
Then one day the monks were talking about Devadatta's downfall in respect of the
offerings he received from the laity and in respect of his spiritual life when the Buddha
said: ‚Monks, it is not only now that Devadatta has his downfall. He had it too long ago,‛
and the He narrated Ubhatobhattha JÈtaka (AsampadÈna vagga, Ekaka NipÈta) etc.
Herein a short list of JÈtakas which the Buddha recounted in connection with
Devadatta is given below:
Ekaka NipÈta: Seriva JÈtaka, Lakkhapa JÈtaka, Kuru~gamiga JÈtaka, VÈnarinda
JÈtaka, Tayodhamma JÈtaka, SÊlava JÈtaka, Saccamkira JÈtaka, Si~gala JÈtaka,
Dummedha JÈtaka, AsampadÈna JÈtaka, Ubhatobhattha JÈtaka, Si~gÈla JÈtaka,
Virocana JÈtaka and SanjÊva JÈtaka.
Duka NipÈta: VinÊlaka JÈtaka, DubbhiyamakkaÔa JÈtaka, Manicora JÈtaka, VÊraka
JÈtaka, KuruÑgamiga JÈtaka, SumsumÈra JÈtaka, KaÓÉalaka JÈtaka, Dhamma-dhaja
JÈtaka, KÈsÈva JÈtaka, C|Äanandiya JÈtaka, Kumbhila JÈtaka, UpÈhana JÈtaka,
MahÈpi~gala JÈtaka, SabbadÈÔhi JÈtaka and Guttlia JÈtaka.
Tika NipÈta: Romaka JÈtaka and JambukhÈdaka JÈtaka.
Catukka NipÈta: Sakuna JÈtaka, KakkÈru JÈtaka, KÈÄÈbÈhu JÈtaka, Jambuka JÈtaka,
VÈnara JÈtaka and KhantivÈdÊ JÈtaka.
PaÒcaka NipÈta: CuÄadhammapÈla JÈtaka and SÈÄiya JÈtaka.
Sattaka NipÈta: Kapi JÈtaka and Parantapa JÈtaka.
AÔÔhaka NipÈta: CetÊya JÈtaka.
Navaka NipÈta: Tittira JÈtaka.
Dasaka NipÈta: Nigrodha JÈtaka and Kukkura JÈtaka.
Ekadasaka NipÈta: Dhammadevaputta JÈtaka.
Dvadasaka NipÈta: SanmudavÈÓija JÈtaka.