7. Vānarindajātaka

The Lord of Langurs: a past life story

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Jātaka

Stories of Past Lives 57

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Ekakanipāta

The Book of the Ones

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Āsīsavagga

Hope

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7. Vānarindajātaka

The Lord of Langurs: a past life story

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“Yassete caturo dhammā,

Whoever possesses these four qualities

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vānarinda yathā tava;

like you, lord of langurs—

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Saccaṁ dhammo dhiti cāgo,

truth, principle, steadfastness, and generosity—

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diṭṭhaṁ so ativattatī”ti.

escapes the visible foe.

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Vānarindajātakaṁ sattamaṁ.