34c: The 19th Year (Conversions) – 1157
As for the merchant, who had been reluctant to give somebody something,
but who had piled up riches only for his son Mūlasiri, who on his death-
bed in his previous life and when he was hungry, ill-treated by others and
so miserable in the present life, which of these woes could his beloved
children or his accumulated wealth remove? Indeed, neither could do so.
What kind of happiness could they bring to him? Indeed, neither could
bring happiness. Such is the import of the verse.
By the end of the discourse 84,000 beings realized the four truths and were
released. This discourse was therefore beneficial to many.