Maṇḍabyajātaka

Suttapiṭaka · Khuddakanikāya · Jātaka (1) · Vol. 27 · Section 1384

[1384] "Having gone forth out of faith (saddhā), he has turned back again — a drivelling idiot, a fickle fellow indeed is this one!" Loathing such talk as this, I live the holy life (brahmacariya) against my will — a station praised by the wise and a station of the good; even thus I become a maker of merit.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.