The Great Virtuous One: a past life story1. Mahāsīlavajātaka
A man should have hope,“Āsīsetheva puriso,the astute should not be disillusioned.na nibbindeyya paṇḍito;Now I truly see myself—Passāmi vohaṁ attānaṁ,as I wished, so I became.yathā icchiṁ tathā ahū”ti.
Similar passages elsewhere
Found by meaning, not by citation: the passages in other texts whose wording sits closest to a passage here.
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