The Rebirth of Prince Payasi and the Venerable Gavampati
… him and, saluting him, stood on one side. To him so standing the venerable Gavampati said :- ' Who art thou, friend ? ' ' I, sir, am prince Payasi. ' Wert thou not once of the opinion that there was no …
In this narrative, the venerable Gavampati often retreats to an empty mansion for meditation. He encounters Prince Payasi, who acknowledges his past disbelief in the afterlife and explains his transfo