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ja.101 Jataka

Parosata Jātaka

Far better than a hundred fools, though they
Think hard a hundred years unceasingly,
Is one who, hearing, straightway understands.

This story is in all respects analogous to the Parosahassa Jātaka (No. 99), with the sole difference that ‘think hard’ is read here.

- Translator: Robert Chalmers

- Editor: Bhikkhu Sujato