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From:
Jātaka Stories of Past Lives 43
Ekakanipāta The Book of the Ones
Atthakāmavagga Wanting to Help
3. Veḷukajātaka The Pole Acrobat: a past life story
“Yo atthakāmassa hitānukampino, One who does not follow advice when instructed
Ovajjamāno na karoti sāsanaṁ; by an ally who wants to help,
Evaṁ so nihato seti, ends up destroyed
Veḷukassa yathā pitā”ti. like the pole acrobat’s father.
Veḷukajātakaṁ tatiyaṁ.