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Jātakas (verses) · Ja 42

  • Stories of Past Lives 42Jātaka
  • The Book of the OnesEkakanipāta
  • Wanting to HelpAtthakāmavagga

The Pigeon: a past life story2. Kapotajātaka

One who does not follow advice when instructed“Yo atthakāmassa hitānukampino, by an ally who wants to help,Ovajjamāno na karoti sāsanaṁ; not following the pigeon’s counsel,Kapotakassa vacanaṁ akatvā, ends up in the hands of their foes.Amittahatthatthagatova setī”ti.

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