8. MatakabhattajātakaThe Feast for the Dead: a past life story
“Evañce sattā jāneyyuṁ, dukkhāyaṁ jātisambhavo;If beings only knew how this suffering is created by birth,Na pāṇo pāṇinaṁ haññe, pāṇaghātī hi socatī”ti.no creature would kill another, for the slayer of creatures grieves.