Jātaka Ekakanipāta Kusanāḷivagga 6. Asilakkhaṇajātaka

Stories of Past Lives 126 The Book of the Ones The Reed-stalk Chapter The Mark On the Sword: a past life story

1.1

“Tadevekassa kalyāṇaṁ,

That is good for some,

1.2

tadevekassa pāpakaṁ;

ill for others.

1.3

Tasmā sabbaṁ na kalyāṇaṁ,

Therefore not all is good,

1.4

sabbaṁ vāpi na pāpakan”ti.

nor is all ill.

2.1

Asilakkhaṇajātakaṁ chaṭṭhaṁ.