7. Abhiṇhajātaka

Frequent: a past life story

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Jātaka

Stories of Past Lives 27

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Ekakanipāta

The Book of the Ones

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Kuruṅgavagga

The Four-horned Antelope

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7. Abhiṇhajātaka

Frequent: a past life story

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“Nālaṁ kabaḷaṁ padātave,

It’s not enough to give him a morsel,

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Na ca piṇḍaṁ na kuse na ghaṁsituṁ;

a bite, some grass, or a rubbing-down.

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Maññāmi abhiṇhadassanā,

I think by seeing the dog often,

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Nāgo snehamakāsi kukkure”ti.

the elephant grew fond of him.

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Abhiṇhajātakaṁ sattamaṁ.