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Showing posts with label the Miserly Rich Man. Show all posts
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Friday, 27 September 2013

Verse 49

Dhammapada Verse 49

The Story of Kosiya, the Miserly Rich Man

In the village of Sakkara, near Rajagaha, there lived a miserly rich man by the name of Kosiya, who was very reluctant to give away even the tiniest part of anything belonging to him. One day, to avoid sharing with others, the rich man and his wife were making some pancakes in the uppermost storey of their house, where no one would see them.