6. Asilakkhaṇajātaka

The Mark On the Sword: a Past Life Story

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Jātaka

Stories of Past Lives 126

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Ekakanipāta

The Book of the Ones

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Kusanāḷivagga

The Reed-stalk Chapter

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6. Asilakkhaṇajātaka

The Mark On the Sword: a Past Life Story

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“Tadevekassa kalyāṇaṁ,

“That is good for some,

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tadevekassa pāpakaṁ;

ill for others.

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Tasmā sabbaṁ na kalyāṇaṁ,

Therefore not all is good,

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sabbaṁ vāpi na pāpakan”ti.

nor is all ill.

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Asilakkhaṇajātakaṁ chaṭṭhaṁ.