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Ja 24

The Thoroughbred: a past life story

4. Ājaññajātaka

The Four-horned Antelope

The Thoroughbred: a past life story

Whenever whenever, wherever whenever,
wherever wherever, whenever whenever:
the thoroughbred drives onward,
while the geldings fade right there.

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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