Accept the Ass: a past life story5. Kharādiyajātaka
“Please accept the eight-hooved ass,“Aṭṭhakkhuraṁ kharādiye,the deer more wily than the wily.”migaṁ vaṅkātivaṅkinaṁ;“He has skipped the appointment seven times—Sattahi kālātikkantaṁ,I’ll make no attempt to instruct him.”na naṁ ovaditussahe”ti.
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