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34. The Bodhisatta – As A Blacksmith
Once upon a time when Brahmadatta was king in Benares, the Bodhisatta was born in the kingdom of Kasi in a family, and when hw grew up he became excellent in the craft. His parents were poor. Not far from their village was another smith’s village of a thousand houses. The principal smith of the thousand was a favourite of the king, rich and of great substance.