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Stories of Past Lives 3

Ekakanipāta
The Book of the Ones

Apaṇṇakavagga
Unfailing

3. Serivavāṇijajātaka

The Wanton Merchant: a past life story

“Idha ce naṁ virādhesi,
If you fail to achieve

saddhammassa niyāmataṁ;
certainty regarding the true teaching

Ciraṁ tvaṁ anutappesi,
you’ll regret it for a long time,

serivāyaṁva vāṇijo”ti.
like this wanton merchant.

Serivavāṇijajātakaṁ tatiyaṁ.