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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.