Ja 61 — The Story about the Disagreeable Charms

English translation by Bhikkhu Sujato.

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Stories of Past Lives 61
The Book of the Ones
Women
The Spell of the Unpleasant: a past life story
The women in the world called unclaimed—
there is no confining them.
They are rude and full of desires,
like an all-consuming flame.
Leaving them behind, I shall go forth
and foster seclusion.