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The Jackal

Siṅgālajātaka

“Once bitten, twice shy.”—This story was told by the Master when at Jetavana, about subduing desires.

Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1Jātaka
  • 0.2Ekakanipāta
  • 0.3Kakaṇṭakavagga

0.48. Siṅgālajātaka

1.1PTS 1.503“Nāhaṁ punaṁ na ca punaṁ,1.2na cāpi apunappunaṁ;1.3Hatthibondiṁ pavekkhāmi,1.4tathā hi bhayatajjito”ti.

2.1Siṅgālajātakaṁ aṭṭhamaṁ.