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Vīticcha Jātaka (No. 244)
The Bodhisatta, was once a wise hermit living in a hut on
the bend of a river. A pilgrim, a clever disputant, came to try and defeat him
in debate. But, in answer to his question, the hermit asked him another, and the
pilgrim was forced to retire discomfited.
The story was related in reference to a Paribbājaka who
came to Sāvatthi to debate with the Buddha, but who was forced to own defeat.
The two disputants were identical. J. ii.257f.

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