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Ja 61

The Spell of the Unpleasant: a past life story

1. Asātamantajātaka

Women

The Spell of the Unpleasant: a past life story

The women in the world called unclaimed—
there is no confining them.
They are rude and full of desires,
like an all-consuming flame.
Leaving them behind, I shall go forth
and foster seclusion.

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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