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Tissā10

Person

Muṇḍagutta 之妻,为布施而卖子买牛,牛所产之浓酥引来一位大臣嫉恨没收,国王查明真相后重赏夫妇二人并惩罚该大臣。

Wife of Muṇḍagutta. Wishing to give alms, they sold their son and bought a cow, which gave them rich ghee. A minister, displeased with them, had the cow confiscated by the king; but the king discovering that Tissā alone could milk her, asked her for her story, and gave them great rewards, making the minister their slave. They lived in Tissambatittha in the time of Saddhā Tissa. Ras.ii.31 f.

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