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305. The Brahmin And The Black Snake

Once upon a time a king called Janaka was reigning in Benares. At that time the Bodhisatta was born in a brahmin family, and they called his name young Senaka. When he grew up he learned all the arts at Takkasila, and returning to Benares saw the king. the king appointed him as minister and gave him great glory. He taught the king things temporal and spiritual. The Bodhisatta taught the law in a decorate room in the middle of a deer-skin-couch and his word was like the preaching of Buddhas.