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JÄtaka Stories of Past Lives 3
EkakanipÄta The Book of the Ones
Apaį¹į¹akavagga Sure Bet
3. SerivavÄį¹ijajÄtaka The Wanton Merchant: a past life story
āIdha ce naį¹ virÄdhesi, If you fail to achieve This verse is mostly the same as AN 8.29:15.1, which I believe is referring to the same story. The commentary tells of a fraudulent merchant who tried to trick a poor woman into thinking her gold vase was worthless.
saddhammassa niyÄmataį¹; certainty regarding the true teaching
Ciraį¹ tvaį¹ anutappesi, youāll regret it for a long time,
serivÄyaį¹va vÄį¹ijoāti. like this wanton merchant. The commentary says his name was serivÄ, but this seems implausible, as it is supposed to be after the city of Seri, but that does not appear anywhere else, nor does it play a role in the story. Rather, read seri as āwantonā, for which see svairÄ« in ChÄndogya Upaniį¹£ad 5.11.5. SerivÄ is the possessive form, āwanton oneā.
SerivavÄį¹ijajÄtakaį¹ tatiyaį¹.