Jātaka
Translators: sujato
Stories of Past Lives 48
Ekakanipāta
The Book of the Ones
Atthakāmavagga
Desiring the Good
6. Ārāmadūsakajātaka
Spoiling the Park: a past life story
“Na ve anatthakusalena,
Surely not with one who misunderstands the meaning
atthacariyā sukhāvahā;
does good conduct lead to happiness.
Hāpeti atthaṁ dummedho,
The simpleton destroys the good,
kapi ārāmiko yathā”ti.
like the monkey groundskeeper.
Ārāmadūsakajātakaṁ chaṭṭhaṁ.