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Nandivisāla Jataka
Jātaka一則本生故事,講述一頭健壯的牛因主人出言辱罵而故意輸掉一場賭局,後因主人和言相待而拉贏雙倍賭注,說明惡語無所成,善言方能成事。
A birth-story about a strong bull who loses a wager for his brahmin owner after being insulted with harsh words, then wins back double the money once addressed kindly, teaching that harsh speech achieves nothing that gentle words cannot achieve better.
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