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147. The Bodhisatta And Spell For Raising The Dead To Life
Once on a time when Brahmadatta was reigning in Benares, the Bodhisatta was born into the family of a wealthy Brahmin. Arriving at years of discretion, he went to study at Takkasila, where he received a complete education. On his return, he became a teacher having five hundred young Brahmins as pupils, enjoyed world wide fame. Among these was one named Sanjiva, to whom the Bodhisatta taught the spell for raising the dead to life. But though the young man was taught this, he was not taught the counter charm. Proud of his new power, he went with his fellow pupils to the forest to gather wood, and there saw a dead tiger.
