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Sivi Jataka

Also called: Sivi-Jataka, Shibi Jataka

Number 499 of the Pali Jataka: King Sivi of Aritthapura gives his eyes to Sakka, disguised as a blind brahmin, and regains them by an act of truth. The Buddha identifies himself as King Sivi.

Sources: The Jataka, vol. IV, tr. W. H. D. Rouse (Cambridge, 1901): no. 499 Sivi-Jataka · see Sivi Jataka's web

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The Jataka, vol. IV, tr. W. H. D. Rouse (Cambridge, 1901): no. 499 Sivi-Jataka § 499 Primary text (translation)