Jātaka
Translators: sujato
Stories of Past Lives 53
Ekakanipāta
The Book of the Ones
Āsīsavagga
Hope
3. Puṇṇapātijātaka
The Full Cups: a past life story
“Tatheva puṇṇā pātiyo,
The cups stay just as full,
aññāyaṁ vattate kathā;
while the ignorant talk goes on.
Ākāraṇena jānāmi,
For this reason I know
na cāyaṁ bhaddikā surā”ti.
this is not an excellent beer.
Puṇṇapātijātakaṁ tatiyaṁ.