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Ja 14

The Wind-deer: a past life story

4. Vātamigajātaka

Ethics

The Wind-deer: a past life story

Nothing, it seems, is worse than tastes
in monasteries or meeting places.
The domesticated Wind-deer
was brought under Victor’s sway by tastes.

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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