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Jātaka Stories of Past Lives 43

Ekakanipāta The Book of the Ones

Atthakāmavagga Desiring the Good

3. Veḷukajātaka The Pole Acrobat: a past life story

“Yo atthakāmassa hitānukampino, One who does not follow advice when instructed

Ovajjamāno na karoti sāsanaṁ; by an ally who desires their good,

Evaṁ so nihato seti, ends up destroyed

Veḷukassa yathā pitā”ti. like the pole acrobat’s father.

Veḷukajātakaṁ tatiyaṁ.
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