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Ja 46

Spoiling the Park: a past life story

6. Ārāmadūsakajātaka

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Spoiling the Park: a past life story

Surely not with one who misunderstands the meaning
does good conduct lead to happiness.
The simpleton destroys the good,
like the monkey groundskeeper.

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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