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  • Stories of Past Lives 28Jātaka
  • The Book of the OnesEkakanipāta
  • The Four-horned AntelopeKuruṅgavagga

The Ox Named Nandivisāla: a past life story8. Nandivisālajātaka

One should only speak sweetly,“Manuññameva bhāseyya, never not sweetly.nāmanuññaṁ kudācanaṁ; For the one speaking sweetly,Manuññaṁ bhāsamānassa, a large load was pulled,garuṁ bhāraṁ udaddhari; earning him money,Dhanañca naṁ alābhesi, and he was satisfied with that.tena cattamano ahū”ti.

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