Ekakanipāta

The Book of the Ones

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Jātaka

Stories of Past Lives 29

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Ekakanipāta

The Book of the Ones

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Kuruṅgavagga

The Four-horned Antelope

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9. Kaṇhajātaka

The Ox Named Black: a past life story

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“Yato yato garu dhuraṁ,

No matter how heavy the load,

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yato gambhīravattanī;

or how deep the passage,

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Tadāssu kaṇhaṁ yuñjanti,

when they harness Black,

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svāssu taṁ vahate dhuran”ti.

he pulls that load.

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Kaṇhajātakaṁ navamaṁ.