Stories of Past Lives 77 The Book of the Ones The Warding Tree Sixteen Great Dreams: a past life story (JA77)

1.1

“Usabhā rukkhā gāviyo gavā ca,

“Bulls; trees; cows; oxen;

1.2

Asso kaṁso siṅgālī ca kumbho;

horse; bronze goblet; she-jackal; water-pot;

1.3

Pokkharaṇī ca apākacandanaṁ,

lotus pond; uncookable rice; sandalwood;

1.4

Lābūni sīdanti silā plavan”ti.

pumpkins sink; stones float;

2.1

Maṇḍūkiyo kaṇhasappe gilanti,

frogs swallow black cobras;

2.2

Kākaṁ supaṇṇā parivārayanti;

golden swans surround a crow;

2.3

Tasā vakā eḷakānaṁ bhayāhi,

the wolf trembles for fear of the sheep.”

2.4

Vipariyāso vattati nayidha matthīti.

No perversion of reality is happening here for me.

3.1

Mahāsupinajātakaṁ sattamaṁ.