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  • 盲目のバラモン(実は変装した帝釈天)に自らの両目を布施し、帝釈天の真実語によって視力を取り戻した後も、民に布施の価値を説き続けた、アリッタプラ王シヴィ(菩薩)のジャータカ

  • A Jātaka about King Sivi of Ariṭṭhapura, the Bodhisatta, who gave away his own eyes to a blind brahmin (really Sakka in disguise) and, after Sakka restored his sight through an Act of Truth, went on to teach his people the value of generosity.

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