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Jātakas (verses) · Ja 39

  • Stories of Past Lives 39Jātaka
  • The Book of the OnesEkakanipāta
  • NestsKulāvakavagga

Nanda: a past life story9. Nandajātaka

I suspect the heap of gold“Maññe sovaṇṇayo rāsi, and golden chainssoṇṇamālā ca nandako; is where the house-born slave NandakaYattha dāso āmajāto, stands yelling curses.ṭhito thullāni gajjatī”ti.

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