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The Ox Named Nandivisāla: a past life story

8. Nandivisālajātaka

The Four-horned Antelope

The Ox Named Nandivisāla: a past life story

One should only speak sweetly,
never not sweetly.
For the one speaking sweetly,
a large load was pulled,
earning him money,
and he was satisfied with that.

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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