Jātaka Ekakanipāta Sīlavagga 6. Tipallatthamigajātaka

Stories of Past Lives 16 The Book of the Ones Ethics The Triply Collapsed Deer: a past life story

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“Migaṁ tipallatthamanekamāyaṁ,

“About that deer—triply collapsed with many illusions,

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Aṭṭhakkhuraṁ aḍḍharattāpapāyiṁ;

eight-hooved, a midnight drinker—

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Ekena sotena chamāssasanto,

he’s breathing on the ground through one nostril!

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Chahi kalāhitibhoti bhāgineyyo”ti.

Excelling with these six tricks, he deserves a chance.”

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Tipallatthamigajātakaṁ chaṭṭhaṁ.