The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6

by Robert Chalmers | 1895 | 877,505 words | ISBN-13: 9788120807259

This is the Kumbhila-jataka (English translation) including a glossary and notes. The jatakas (buddhist birth history) are a category of literature within buddhism and narrate the previous births of the historical Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama). They include various obstacles which a Buddha-character encounters and must overcome. Alternative title: Kumbhīla-jātaka.

Jataka 224: Kumbhīla-jātaka

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"O Ape," etc.—This story the Master told at the Bamboo Grove, about Devadatta.

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"O Ape, these virtues four bring victory:
Truth, Wisdom, Self-control, and Piety.

"Without these blessings is no victory--
Truth, Wisdom, Self-control, and Piety."

Last Updated: 31 July, 2018