Stories of the Buddha’s Former Births

Book 1 Ekanipāta

101. 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.