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The old monkey used to fight with the new monkey. Then, the new monkeys thriving under the good will of the female monkeys, drove away the old monkey. While running away, the old monkey, distressed by thirst, cast his mouth into liquid bitumen, out of erroneous impress on for water. He was being followed by monkeys and female monkeys. In order to extract his mouth from the bitumen, the monkey placed his front feet into the biturren and then he placed his hind legs into it His whole body became fixed into it, and he eventually died. Had the old monkey pulled out his mouth previously, without placing his feet into the bitumen, he would not have been killed.
Jambū Kumăra told his wives “I am not desirous of being drowned into the bitumen representing this Samsāra.
77. gal Nabhabsenā, then, said, “Dear husband ! by becoming greedy, you will become a loser and an object of laughing-stock like the old woman gfs Buddhi The story of the old woman Buddhi runs as follows:
STORY OF THE OLD WOMAN BUDDHI.
In the village named aficath Nandigrāma there lived two old women named far Siddhi and gfa Buddhi. Outside the village, there was a 7 Yaksa a demi-god named af Bholika, who was giving away whatever was desired by his worshipper. Siddhi worshipped the Yakṣa with beautiful flowers in such a way, that he gave her two arts Dinārs (gold coins ) every day Siddhi, leaving aside wooden utensils, now used to eat in gold utensils, and she had a big palace built for her.
On seeing Siddhi possessing wealth acquired through the gracious gift of the Yakşa, Buddhi asked privately her friend Siddhi.
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