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JÄtaka Stories of Past Lives 72
EkakanipÄta The Book of the Ones
Varuį¹avagga The Warding Tree
2. SÄ«lavahatthijÄtaka The Virtuous Elephant: a past life story
āAkataƱƱussa posassa, An ungrateful person, A magnificent white elephant rescues a lost man and returns him home on his back. But, falling prey to greed, the man asks for ivory from the elephantās tusks. The noble creature freely offered his tusks to the ungrateful wretch.
niccaį¹ vivaradassino; always looking for opportunity,
SabbaƱce pathaviį¹ dajjÄ, even if given the whole earth,
neva naį¹ abhirÄdhayeāti. would still not be satisfied.
SÄ«lavahatthijÄtakaį¹ dutiyaį¹.