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208. The Bodhisatta And The Pilgrim

Once upon a time, when Brahmadatta was king of Benares, the Bodhisatta was born a brahmin in the kingdom of Kasi. He grew up, and mastered his passions; and embracing the religious life, he lived in the Himalayas.

He down from the highlands, and took up his abode near a town, in a hut of leaves built beside a bend of the river Ganges.