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Jātaka Stories of Past Lives 40
Ekakanipāta The Book of the Ones
Kulāvakavagga Nests
10. Khadiraṅgārajātaka The Pit of Acacia Coals: a past life story
“Kāmaṁ patāmi nirayaṁ, Fine, let me fall Māra, in order to prevent the Bodhisatta from giving alms to a Paccekabuddha, creates an illusion of a vast pit burning with coals of acacia wood. But the Bodhisatta is not intimidated.
uddhampādo avaṁsiro; head over heels into hell,
Nānariyaṁ karissāmi, but I shall not do what is ignoble.
handa piṇḍaṁ paṭiggahā”ti. Please accept my alms offering.
Khadiraṅgārajātakaṁ dasamaṁ.
Kulāvakavaggo catuttho.
Tassuddānaṁ
Sirimātali dhītara pakkhivaro,
Ratiyāgato mātāpitā ca puna;
Jagatīruha vuḍḍha sukakkaṭako,
Tathā nandakapiṇḍavarena dasāti.