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Stories of Past Lives 50

Ekakanipāta
The Book of the Ones

Atthakāmavagga
Desiring the Good

10. Dummedhajātaka

The Simpleton: a past life story

“Dummedhānaṁ sahassena,
A sacrifice of simpletons by the thousand

yañño me upayācito;
was pledged by me.

Idāni khohaṁ yajissāmi,
Now I shall sacrifice

bahu adhammiko jano”ti.
many an unrighteous man.

Dummedhajātakaṁ dasamaṁ.

Atthakāmavaggo pañcamo.

Tassuddānaṁ

Atha mittaka mātu kapotavaro,

Tathā veḷuka eḷamūgo rohiṇī;

Kapi vāruṇi cetacarā ca puna,

Tathā tāraka yaññavarena dasāti.

Paṭhamo paṇṇāsako.