Herring, the Miser: a past life story8. Illisajātaka
Both are lame, both crippled,“Ubho khañjā ubho kuṇī,both cross-eyed,ubho visamacakkhukā;and both covered in warts:Ubhinnaṁ piḷakā jātā,I see not which is Herring.nāhaṁ passāmi illisan”ti.
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