一則本生故事，講述一位樂善好施的婆羅門 Saṅkha 出海前以鞋履與傘供養一位獨覺佛，船遇海難後禁食虔修七日，終獲海神 Maṇimekhalā 救起並賜予滿載財寶之船。

A birth-story about a wealthy, charitable brahmin named Saṅkha who, after honouring a Pacceka Buddha with his shoes and umbrella before a sea voyage, survived a shipwreck through seven days of fasting devotion and was rescued with a treasure-laden ship by the goddess Maṇimekhalā.

另一則同名本生故事，講述婆羅門 Saṅkha 為尋訪兒子 Susīma 遠赴波羅奈，得知兒子已成年少的獨覺佛並已去世，他悉心整理其舍利塔，後來佛陀行經同一路途時因此獲得殊勝禮遇。

A different birth-story sharing the name Saṅkha, about a brahmin father who journeyed to Bārāṇasī in search of his son Susīma, learned the boy had become a Pacceka Buddha and died young, and tended his memorial shrine with such devotion that the Buddha later received extraordinary honours on the same road.