The Simpleton: a past life story10. Dummedhajātaka
A sacrifice of simpletons by the thousand“Dummedhānaṁ sahassena,was pledged by me.yañño me upayācito;Now I shall sacrificeIdāni khohaṁ yajissāmi,many an unrighteous man.bahu adhammiko jano”ti.
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