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Stories of Past Lives 28

Ekakanipāta
The Book of the Ones

Kuruṅgavagga
The Four-horned Antelope

8. Nandivisālajātaka

The Ox Named Nandivisāla: a past life story

“Manuññameva bhāseyya,
One should only speak sweetly,

nāmanuññaṁ kudācanaṁ;
never not sweetly.

Manuññaṁ bhāsamānassa,
For the one speaking sweetly,

garuṁ bhāraṁ udaddhari;
a large load was pulled,

Dhanañca naṁ alābhesi,
earning him money,

tena cattamano ahū”ti.
and he was satisfied with that.

Nandivisālajātakaṁ aṭṭhamaṁ.