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>Siddhartha Gautama's claim to having originated this story does not go
unchallenged.  Since it fits in so well with Jaina theory (syadvada,
saptibhangi),
>the claim of Mahavira is probably better.

Rumi wrote a poem about this. He does not say it was his idea, but he does
have the best version I have seen.