Ahaṁ tena samayena so rathakāro ahosiṁ.  I myself was the chariot-maker at that time. 

“Bhūtapubbāhaṁ, bhante, rohitasso nāma isi ahosiṁ bhojaputto iddhimā vehāsaṅgamo.  Once upon a time, I was a seer called Rohitassa of the Bhoja people. I was a sky-walker with psychic powers. 

Bhūtapubbāhaṁ, bhante, rohitasso nāma isi ahosiṁ bhojaputto iddhimā vehāsaṅgamo.   

Ahaṁ tena samayena velāmo brāhmaṇo ahosiṁ.  I myself was the brahmin Velāma at that time. 

“Abhijānāmahaṁ, brāhmaṇa, evarūpaṁ yaññaṁ yajitvā vā yājetvā vā kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjitā, ahaṁ tena samayena purohito brāhmaṇo ahosiṁ tassa yaññassa yājetā”ti.  “I do recall that, brahmin. For I myself was the brahmin high priest at that time who facilitated the sacrifice.” 

na kho panetaṁ, ānanda, evaṁ daṭṭhabbaṁ. Ahaṁ tena samayena rājā mahāsudassano ahosiṁ.  But you should not see it like that. I myself was King Mahāsudassana at that time. 

Ahaṁ tena samayena mahāgovindo brāhmaṇo ahosiṁ.  I myself was the brahmin Great Steward at that time. 

Bhūtapubbāhaṁ, pāpima, dūsī nāma māro ahosiṁ, tassa me kāḷī nāma bhaginī.  Once upon a time, Wicked One, I was a Māra named Dūsī, and I had a sister named Kāḷī. 

Ahaṁ tena samayena jotipālo māṇavo ahosin”ti.  I myself was the student Jotipāla at that time.” 

Ahaṁ tena samayena rājā maghadevo ahosiṁ.  I myself was King Maghadeva at that time. 

Bhūtapubbāhaṁ, bhante, sirī nāma rājā ahosiṁ dāyako dānapati dānassa vaṇṇavādī.  “Once upon a time, sir, I was a king named Serī, a giver, a donor, who praised giving. 

Bhūtapubbāhaṁ, bhante, rohitasso nāma isi ahosiṁ bhojaputto iddhimā vehāsaṅgamo.  Once upon a time, I was a seer called Rohitassa of the Bhoja people. I was a sky-walker with psychic powers. 

Bhūtapubbāhaṁ, bhikkhu, rājā ahosiṁ khattiyo muddhāvasitto.  Once upon a time I was an anointed aristocratic king.