V. 8. A Farmer is Unjustly Accused of Theft
Kassakavatthu
Sandi M's summary:
Some thieves robbed a rich man and escaped to a farmer’s field where they divided their spoils and departed. During this exchange a purse of gold coins was dropped unnoticed and as the Teacher surveyed the world he saw how the farmer would be arrested and killed without a witness. The Teacher with an accompanying elder pass by the field and refer to the purse as a deadly snake and the farmer, going to investigate, puts the purse aside and covers it in dust. When the farmer is arrested, he repeats the Teacher’s remarks and when the Teacher is referenced the Farmer is proved innocent.
