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333. The Marks Of An Enemy

Once upon a time, when Brahmadatta was king of Benares, the Bodhisatta was a courtier who advised him on things spiritual and things temporal. At that time, the rest slandered a courtier who was upright. The king seeing no fault in him, asked the Great Being, “Now in what can one tell friend or foe?”

Then the Great Being explained the marks of an enemy: