Guṇajātaka
“The strong will always have their way”—This was told by the Master whilst at Jetavana how Elder Amanda received a present of a thousand robes. The Elder had been preaching to the ladies of the king of Kosala’s palace as described above in the Mahasara Birth.
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1.1PTS 2.28“Yena kāmaṁ paṇāmeti,1.2dhammo balavataṁ migī;1.3Unnadantī vijānāhi,1.4jātaṁ saraṇato bhayaṁ”.
2.1PTS 2.29“Api cepi dubbalo mitto,2.2mittadhammesu tiṭṭhati;2.3So ñātako ca bandhu ca,2.4so mitto so ca me sakhā;2.5Dāṭhini mātimaññittho,2.6siṅgālo mama pāṇado”ti.
3.1Guṇajātakaṁ sattamaṁ.
