Ja 291 min read

The Bull Named Black

Kaṇhajātaka

“With heavy loads.”—This story was told by the Master while at Jetavana, about the Double Miracle, which, together with the Descent from Heaven, will be related in the Thirteenth Book, in the Sarabhamiga-jataka.

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

0.1JātakaStories of Past Lives 29
0.2EkakanipātaThe Book of the Ones
0.3KuruṅgavaggaThe Four-horned Antelope

0.49. KaṇhajātakaThe Ox Named Black: a past life story

1.1PTS 1.196“Yato yato garu dhuraṁ,No matter how heavy the load,¹1.2yato gambhīravattanī;or how deep the passage,1.3Tadāssu kaṇhaṁ yuñjanti,when they harness Black,1.4svāssu taṁ vahate dhuran”ti.he pulls that load.

2.1Kaṇhajātakaṁ navamaṁ.

Translator’s notes

An ox raised by an old woman earns money for his “mother” by pulling a heavy load across a deep river.
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