The Jătaka: "The Cheating Merchant", "The Monkey's Heroic Self-Sacrifice", and "The Hare's Self-Sacrifice" The three jătakas in our literature book are: "The Cheating Merchant," "The Hare's Self-Sacrifice" and "The Monkey's Heroic Self- Sacrifice." The jătakas are stories about the lives of the Bodhisatta, who in each life moves closer to being an enlightened being or a Buddha. In "The Cheating Merchant," the Bodhisatta is a merchant named Wise whose partner is named Wisest. Wisest says he must have a double share of the profits because he is Wisest, (wiser than Wise). Of course, Wise disagrees with this reasoning, so they argue. Wisest decides to trick Wise into giving him a double share. He makes his father hide in a hollow tree and pretend to be a tree sprite. Wisest persuades Wi....

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