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Ja 52

A Short Tale of Janaka: a past life story

2. Cūḷajanakajātaka

Hope

A Short Tale of Janaka: a past life story

A man should make an effort
the astute should not be disillusioned.
Now I truly see myself,
lifted from the water to the shore.

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.

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