• 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 ā€˜think hard’ is read here.