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3. The Antelope

The Ox Named Nandivisāla: a past life story

Khuddaka Nikāya
3. Kuruṅgavagga
Nandivisālajātaka
Minor Collection
3. The Antelope
The Ox Named Nandivisāla: a past life story
Khuddaka Nikāya
3. Kuruṅgavagga
Nandivisālajātaka
The Ox Named Nandivisāla: a past life story

“Speak only words of kindness.”—This story was told by the Master while at Jetavana, about the bitter words spoken by the Six. For, in those days the six, when they disagreed with respectable Brethren, used to taunt, revile and jeer them, and load them with the ten kinds of abuse. This the Brethren reported to the Blessed One, who sent for the Six and asked whether this charge was true. On their admitting its truth, he rebuked them, saying, “Brethren, hard words gall even animals: in bygone days an animal made a man who had used harsh language to him lose a thousand pieces.” And, so saying, he told this story of the past.

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The Ox Named Nandivisāla: a past life story
8. Nandivisālajātaka
The Ox Named Nandivisāla: a past life story
8. Nandivisālajātaka
The Ox Named Nandivisāla: a past life story8. Nandivisālajātaka

One should only speak sweetly,*A brahmin wagers that his ox, Nandivisāla, can pull a hundred carts. When yelled at, the beast refuses to pull, but when spoken to kindly he pulls the load and wins the bet. | This is the origin story for Bu Pc 2, where the verse has some different readings.never not sweetly.For the one speaking sweetly,a large load was pulled,earning him money,and he was satisfied with that.

“Manuññameva bhāseyya, nāmanuññaṁ kudācanaṁ; Manuññaṁ bhāsamānassa, garuṁ bhāraṁ udaddhari; Dhanañca naṁ alābhesi, tena cattamano ahū”ti.

One should only speak sweetly,*A brahmin wagers that his ox, Nandivisāla, can pull a hundred carts. When yelled at, the beast refuses to pull, but when spoken to kindly he pulls the load and wins the bet. | This is the origin story for Bu Pc 2, where the verse has some different readings.
“Manuññameva bhāseyya,
never not sweetly.
nāmanuññaṁ kudācanaṁ;
For the one speaking sweetly,
Manuññaṁ bhāsamānassa,
a large load was pulled,
garuṁ bhāraṁ udaddhari;
earning him money,
Dhanañca naṁ alābhesi,
and he was satisfied with that.
tena cattamano ahū”ti.

One should only speak sweetly,*A brahmin wagers that his ox, Nandivisāla, can pull a hundred carts. When yelled at, the beast refuses to pull, but when spoken to kindly he pulls the load and wins the bet. | This is the origin story for Bu Pc 2, where the verse has some different readings.“Manuññameva bhāseyya, never not sweetly.nāmanuññaṁ kudācanaṁ; For the one speaking sweetly,Manuññaṁ bhāsamānassa, a large load was pulled,garuṁ bhāraṁ udaddhari; earning him money,Dhanañca naṁ alābhesi, and he was satisfied with that.tena cattamano ahū”ti.

Nandivisālajātakaṁ aṭṭhamaṁ.

Nandivisālajātakaṁ aṭṭhamaṁ.

Nandivisālajātakaṁ aṭṭhamaṁ.