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Cp 33

Goldblack’s Conduct

Suvaṇṇasāmacariya

from: The Chapter With Yudhañjaya

The Perfection of Love (1st)

Goldblack’s Conduct

“When in a wood I was Sāma the black,
created by Sakka.
I led the lions and tigers
in the forest by love.

Surrounded by lions and tigers,
leopards, bears, buffaloes,
spotted deer, and wild boar,
I stayed in the forest.

None were scared of me,
nor I of them.
Sustained by the power of love
I delighted in the forest then.”

Translation: German (Ayyā Sabbamittā), English (Bhikkhu Sujato). Source: SuttaCentral / Bilara (public domain, CC0).

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