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Jātakas (verses) · Ja 61

  • Stories of Past Lives 61Jātaka
  • The Book of the OnesEkakanipāta
  • WomenItthivagga

The Spell of the Unpleasant: a past life story1. Asātamantajātaka

The women in the world called unclaimed—“Asā lokitthiyo nāma, there is no confining them.velā tāsaṁ na vijjati; They are rude and full of desires,Sārattā ca pagabbhā ca, like an all-consuming flame.sikhī sabbaghaso yathā; Leaving them behind, I shall go forthTā hitvā pabbajissāmi, and foster seclusion.vivekamanubrūhayan”ti.

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