In the same way, reverend, while living off the leavings of the Holy One, enjoying the leftovers of the Holy One, you presume to attack the Realized One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha! Who are the pathetic Pāṭikaputtas to attack the Realized Ones, the perfected ones, the fully awakened Buddhas?’

When Jāliya couldn’t get Pāṭikaputta to shift from his seat even with this simile, he said to him: ‘Seeing himself as equal to the lion, the jackal presumed “I’m the king of the beasts!” But he actually only managed to yelp, and what’s a sad jackal’s squeal to the roar of a lion? In the same way, reverend, while living off the leavings of the Holy One, you presume to attack him!’

When Jāliya couldn’t get Pāṭikaputta to shift from his seat even with this simile, he said to him: ‘Following in the steps of another, seeing himself grown fat on scraps, until he doesn’t even see himself, the jackal presumes he’s a tiger.