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Jātakas (verses) · Ja 58

  • Stories of Past Lives 58Jātaka
  • The Book of the OnesEkakanipāta
  • HopeĀsīsavagga

Three Qualities: a past life story8. Tayodhammajātaka

Whoever possesses these three qualities“Yassa ete tayo dhammā, like you, lord of langurs—vānarinda yathā tava; adroitness, heroism, wisdom—Dakkhiyaṁ sūriyaṁ paññā, escapes the visible foe.diṭṭhaṁ so ativattatī”ti.

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