出家をやめて財産を分け合おうという裕福な友人の申し出を、在家生活の欠点を指摘して断る隠者ヴァッチャナカについての本生譚で、マッラ族のローザがアーナンダを財産の半分を提供して在家生活に誘い戻そうとした企てに関連して説かれた。

A birth story about the hermit Vacchanakha, who declines a wealthy friend’s offer to give up his robes and share his fortune, pointing out the disadvantages of household life, told in reference to the Malla Roja’s attempt to lure Ānanda back to lay life with an offer of half his possessions.