Jātaka
Translators: sujato
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.