自らの養育を任された偽の苦行者に濡れ衣を着せられた徳高き王子が、その男の欲深さと隠し財産を暴いた後、王位を捨てて自ら森の苦行者となるジャータカで、デーヴァダッタが仏陀の命を狙った企てに関連して語られた

A birth-story about a virtuous prince, falsely accused by a fraudulent ascetic entrusted with his upbringing, who exposes the man’s greed and hidden wealth before renouncing the throne to become a forest ascetic himself, told in reference to Devadatta’s attempt on the Buddha’s life.