Ekakanipāta

The Book of the Ones

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Jātaka

Stories of Past Lives 51

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Ekakanipāta

The Book of the Ones

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Āsīsavagga

Hope

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1. Mahāsīlavajātaka

The Great Virtuous One: a past life story

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“Āsīsetheva puriso,

A man should have hope,

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na nibbindeyya paṇḍito;

the astute should not be disillusioned.

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Passāmi vohaṁ attānaṁ,

Now I truly see myself—

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yathā icchiṁ tathā ahū”ti.

as I wished, so I became.

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Mahāsīlavajātakaṁ paṭhamaṁ.