Hatthipālajātaka

Suttapiṭaka · Khuddakanikāya · Jātaka (1) · Vol. 27 · Section 2247

[2247] The Vedas (vedā) are not true, nor is the gain of wealth; one does not ward off aging by the gain of sons. The good declare the relinquishing of scents and tastes; through one's own action (kamma) comes the arising of fruit (phala). [Editorial apparatus of the Siam Raṭṭha edition, printed at the foot of this page: ¹ European (PTS) edition: "bhāradharaṃ"; ² Burmese edition: "paṭicchadaṃ"; ³ Burmese edition: "paccanubhuyya".]

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.