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Ja 40

The Pit of Acacia Coals: a past life story

10. Khadiraṅgārajātaka

Nests

The Pit of Acacia Coals: a past life story

Fine, let me fall
head over heels into hell,
but I shall not do what is ignoble.
Please accept my alms offering.

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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