Jātaka Ekakanipāta Kuruṅgavagga 6. Mahiḷāmukhajātaka

Stories of Past Lives 26 The Book of the Ones The Four-horned Antelope The Elephant Named Ladyface: a past life story

1.1

“Purāṇacorāna vaco nisamma,

Before, hearing the speech of the bandits,

1.2

Mahiḷāmukho pothayamanvacārī;

Ladyface went on a rampage.

1.3

Susaññatānañhi vaco nisamma,

But hearing the speech of the well-restrained,

1.4

Gajuttamo sabbaguṇesu aṭṭhā”ti.

the supreme elephant is established <j>in all good qualities.

2.1

Mahiḷāmukhajātakaṁ chaṭṭhaṁ.