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Ja 1

Sure Bet: a past life story

1. Apaṇṇakajātaka

Sure Bet

Sure Bet: a past life story

Homage to him, the blessed one, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha!

Some stand on a sure bet,
while sophists speak of a second way.
An intelligent person, knowing this,
would take up the sure bet.

Translation: German (Julius Dutoit, 1872–1958), published 1908–1916 · in copyright until the end of 2028, source palikanon.com. Pāli and English (SuttaCentral / Bilara, public domain, CC0). See Sources & Thanks. The title and the verse are additionally available in the German translation by Ayyā Sabbamittā (SuttaCentral / Bilara, public domain, CC0).

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