Stories of the Buddha’s Former Births
Book 2 Dukanipāta

224. Kumbhila Jātaka

“O Ape,” etc.—This story the Master told at the Bamboo Grove, about Devadatta.

“O Ape, these virtues four bring victory:
Truth, Wisdom, Self-control, and Piety.

“Without these blessings is no victory—
Truth, Wisdom, Self-control, and Piety.”