Ekakanipāta

The Book of the Ones

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Jātaka

Stories of Past Lives 9

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Ekakanipāta

The Book of the Ones

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Apaṇṇakavagga

Sure Bet

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9. Maghadevajātaka

Maghadeva: a past life story

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“Uttamaṅgaruhā mayhaṁ,

Growing on top of my head,

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ime jātā vayoharā;

these thieves of life have sprouted.

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Pātubhūtā devadūtā,

Messengers of the gods have appeared—

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pabbajjāsamayo mamā”ti.

it is time for me to go forth.

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Maghadevajātakaṁ navamaṁ.