Ekakanipāta

The Book of the Ones

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Jātaka

Stories of Past Lives 17

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Ekakanipāta

The Book of the Ones

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Sīlavagga

Ethics

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7. Mālutajātaka

Gales: a past life story

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“Kāḷe vā yadi vā juṇhe,

Whether the moon is waning or waxing,

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yadā vāyati māluto;

it is cool when the gale blows.

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Vātajāni hi sītāni,

Since the wind brings the cool,

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ubhotthamaparājitā”ti.

both are undefeated in this instance.

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Mālutajātakaṁ sattamaṁ.