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The Foreigner

Bāhiyajātaka

“Learn thou betimes.”—This story was told by the Master, while he was dwelling in the Gabled Chamber at the Great Grove near Vesali, about a Licchavi, a pious prince who had embraced the Truth. He had invited the Brotherhood with the Buddha at their head to his house, and there had shewn great bounty towards them. Now his wife was a very fat woman, almost bloated in appearance, and she was badly dressed.

Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

0.48. Bāhiyajātaka

1.1PTS 1.421“Sikkheyya sikkhitabbāni,1.2santi sacchandino janā;1.3Bāhiyā hi suhannena,1.4rājānamabhirādhayī”ti.

2.1Bāhiyajātakaṁ aṭṭhamaṁ.