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Ja 17

Gales: a past life story

7. Mālutajātaka

Ethics

Gales: a past life story

Whether the moon is waning or waxing,
it is cool when the gale blows.
Since the wind brings the cool,
both are undefeated in this instance.

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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