The Pit of Acacia Coals: a past life story10. Khadiraṅgārajātaka
Fine, let me fall“Kāmaṁ patāmi nirayaṁ,head over heels into hell,uddhampādo avaṁsiro;but I shall not do what is ignoble.Nānariyaṁ karissāmi,Please accept my alms offering.handa piṇḍaṁ paṭiggahā”ti.
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