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No. 101. Parosata-Jātaka
No. 101. Parosata-Jātaka
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No. 101. Parosata-Jātaka

No. 101.

PAROSATA-JĀTAKA.

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

[411] This story is in all respects analogous to the Parosahassa-Jātaka (No. 99), with the sole difference that 'think hard' is read here.

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