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Stories of Past Lives 29

Ekakanipāta
The Book of the Ones

Kuruṅgavagga
The Four-horned Antelope

9. Kaṇhajātaka

The Ox Named Black: a past life story

“Yato yato garu dhuraṁ,
No matter how heavy the load,

yato gambhīravattanī;
or how deep the passage,

Tadāssu kaṇhaṁ yuñjanti,
when they harness Black,

svāssu taṁ vahate dhuran”ti.
he pulls that load.

Kaṇhajātakaṁ navamaṁ.