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331. The Lust Of A Woman

Once on a time when Brahmadatta was reigning in Benares, the Bodhisatta came to life as a Brahmin in the city of Takkasila in the Gandhara country. By the time he had grown up, such was his proficiency in the Three Vedas and all accomplishments, that his fame as a teacher spread through all the world.

In those days there was a Brahmin family in Benares, unto whom a son was born; and on the day of his birth they took fire and kept it always burning, until the boy was five. Then his parents told him, if his heart was set on winning entrance into the Realm of Brahma, then let him take the fire and retire with it to the forest and there to work out his desire by ceaseless worship of the Lord of Fire.