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184. The Bodhisatta And The Impermanence Of Things

Once upon a time when Brahmadatta was reigning in Benares, the Bodhisatta was born into a brahmin family. And when he grew up, he studied all the arts at Takkasila and then returned to his parents. In this Birth the Great Being became a holy young student. Then his parents told him they would look out a wife for him.

The Bodhisatta said, “I have no desire for a married life; When you are dead, I will adopt the religious life of an ascetic.”