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Jātakas (verses) · Ja 29

  • Stories of Past Lives 29Jātaka
  • The Book of the OnesEkakanipāta
  • The Four-horned AntelopeKuruṅgavagga

The Ox Named Black: a past life story9. Kaṇhajātaka

No matter how heavy the load,“Yato yato garu dhuraṁ, or how deep the passage,yato gambhīravattanī; when they harness Black,Tadāssu kaṇhaṁ yuñjanti, he pulls that load.svāssu taṁ vahate dhuran”ti.

Similar passages elsewhere

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