The Law of Trees: a past life story4. Rukkhadhammajātaka
It is well for the many relatives,“Sādhū sambahulā ñātī,the trees born in the forest.api rukkhā araññajā;The wind sweeps off one standing alone,Vāto vahati ekaṭṭhaṁ,even the enormous lord of the forest.brahantampi vanappatin”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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Ja 76 Unsuspecting: a past life story0.60near 0.1Stories of Past Lives 76 The Book of the Ones The Warding Tree Unsuspecting: a past life story I am unsuspecting in the village; in the wilderness there’s no peril for me: I ride upon the straight path with love and comp…
Ja 73 The Truth, It Seems: a past life story0.60near 0.1Stories of Past Lives 73 The Book of the Ones The Warding Tree The Truth, It Seems: a past life story The truth, it seems, was spoken by certain people here— better a floating log than a certain person.…
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Ja 79 The Harsh Sound: a past life story0.59near 0.1Stories of Past Lives 79 The Book of the Ones The Warding Tree The Harsh Sound: a past life story When cows were plundered and killed, houses burned down, and people abducted, then came the son of she whose son is dead,…