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252. The Bodhisatta And Unfinished Roof

Once upon a time when Brahmadatta was reigning in Benares, the Bodhisatta was his councilor in things temporal and spiritual. The king was set on the way of the evil courses, ruled his kingdom unrighteously and collected wealth by oppressing the people. The Bodhisatta wishing to admonish him goes about looking for a parable. Now the king’s bed-chamber was unfinished and the roof was not complete upon it; the rafters supported a peak but were only just set in position.