ɪn ɐ pˈæst lˈaɪf, hiː wʌzɐ bɹˈɑːmɪn hˌuː mˈænɪdʒd tə sˈeɪv ɐ stˈuːpə fɹʌm bˌiːɪŋ bˈɜːnd dˌaʊn ænd vˈaʊd ðæt ɪn ɐ fjˈuːtʃɚ lˈaɪf hiː wʊd pɹəkjˈʊɹ ɐ hˈaɪɚ stˈæɾəs.
In a past life, he was a brahmin who managed to save a stupa from being burned down and vowed that in a future life he would procure a higher status.