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Ja 57

The Lord of Langurs: a past life story

7. Vānarindajātaka

Hope

The Lord of Langurs: a past life story

Whoever possesses these four qualities
like you, lord of langurs—
truth, principle, steadfastness, and generosity—
escapes the visible foe.

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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