Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c8.224

v1.c8.224

Among those who profited by this unexpected good fortune was a countryman who had been Illīsa’s carriage-driver. Filling the carriage with seven things of value, he set out along the road, passing by the thicket wherein Illīsa lay drinking. The man was singing Illīsa’s praises, and at mention of his name Illīsa came out, and seeing the man going away with his belongings tried to stop him. But the man, not recognising him, knocked him down and went on his way. Illīsa hurried home but was turned out of his house by the porters, and at length he sought the king. The king, having heard his story, made enquiries and discovered the existence of two Illīsas, alike in every respect, down to the minutest detail, even to a wart on the head.