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43. The Bodhisatta – As a Golden deer

Once upon a time when Brahmadatta was reigning in Benares, the Bodhisatta was born a deer. At his birth he had golden color; his eyes were like round jewels; the sheen of his horns was as of silver; his mouth was red as a bunch of scarlet cloth; his four hoofs were as though lacquered; his tail was like the yak’s; and he was as big as a young foal. Attended by five hundred deer, he dwelt in the forest under the name of king Banyan Deer. And another deer by name Branch Deer dwelled nearby with 500 attendants and he was also golden colored.