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The Cheating Merchant

Kūṭavāṇijajātaka

“Wise rightly, Wisest wrongly.”—This story was told by the Master while at Jetavana, about a cheating merchant. There were two merchants in partnership at Savatthi, we are told, who travelled with their merchandise and came back with the proceeds.

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

0.48. Kūṭavāṇijajātaka

1.1PTS 1.405“Sādhu kho paṇḍito nāma,1.2na tveva atipaṇḍito;1.3Atipaṇḍitena puttena,1.4manamhi upakūḷitoti.

2.1Kūṭavāṇijajātakaṁ aṭṭhamaṁ.