The Tipiṭaka in Three Languages

Vidhurajātaka

Suttapiṭaka · Khuddakanikāya · Jātaka (2) · Vol. 28 · Section 1006

[1006] "I am not terrified, O nāga, nor am I oppressed by the fear of death; one condemned to die would not salute [his executioner], nor would [the executioner] salute the condemned. How indeed could one salute — or have him offer salutation in return — a man whom one wishes to kill? Such a deed is not fitting."

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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