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60. The Bodhisatta – As A Pigeon

Once upon a time when Brahmadatta was reigning in Benares, the Bodhisatta was born a pigeon. The people of Benares, as an act of goodness, used to hang up straw baskets in places of convenience for the shelter and comfort of the birds; and the cook of the Lord High Treasurer of Benares hung up one of these baskets in his kitchen. In this basket the Bodhisatta took up his abode, go out at daybreak in quest of food, and returning home in the evening; and so he lived his life.