Ja 78 — The Story about the Selfish Wealthy Man Illisa

English translation by Bhikkhu Sujato.

Translation

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Stories of Past Lives 78
The Book of the Ones
The Warding Tree
Herring, the Miser: a past life story
Both are lame, both crippled,
both cross-eyed,
and both covered in warts:
I see not which is Herring.