Jataka Tales · 102 of 151

No. 101: Parosata-Jātaka

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

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