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ja.224 Jataka

Kumbhila Jātaka

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


“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.”

- Translator: W.H.D. Rouse

- Editor: Bhikkhu Sujato