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Stories of Past Lives 69

Ekakanipāta
The Book of the Ones

Itthivagga
Women

9. Visavantajātaka

Vomited Poison: a past life story

“Dhiratthu taṁ visaṁ vantaṁ,
Curse that vomited poison,

yamahaṁ jīvitakāraṇā;
which I vomited for the sake of life

Vantaṁ paccāvamissāmi,
and now shall consume again.

mataṁ me jīvitā varan”ti.
Death is better for me than life!

Visavantajātakaṁ navamaṁ.