Ekakanipāta

The Book of the Ones

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Jātaka

Stories of Past Lives 36

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Ekakanipāta

The Book of the Ones

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Kulāvakavagga

Nests

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6. Sakuṇajātaka

Bird: a past life story

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“Yaṁ nissitā jagatiruhaṁ vihaṅgamā,

You sky-flyers staying near the great evergreen,

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Svāyaṁ aggiṁ pamuñcati;

this fire is emerging!

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Disā bhajatha vakkaṅgā,

Geese! Flee to the quarters!

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Jātaṁ saraṇato bhayan”ti.

The threat is born from the refuge!

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Sakuṇajātakaṁ chaṭṭhaṁ.