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Over a Thousand

Parosahassajātaka

“Far better than a thousand fools.”—This story was told by the Master when at Jetavana, concerning the question of the unconverted.

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

0.49. Parosahassajātaka

1.1PTS 1.407Parosahassampi samāgatānaṁ,1.2Kandeyyuṁ te vassasataṁ apaññā;1.3Ekova seyyo puriso sapañño,1.4Yo bhāsitassa vijānāti atthan”ti.

2.1Parosahassajātakaṁ navamaṁ.