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52. The Bodhisatta – As A Lion with Jackal

Once upon a time while Brahmadatta was king of Benares, the Bodhisatta came into the world as a young Lion in the region of Himalaya. Of the same family there were some younger brothers, and one sister; and all of them lived in a Golden Cave.

Nearby this cave was a cave of Crystal on a silver hill, where a jackal lived. By and by the Lions lost their parents. Then they used to leave the Lioness, their sister, behind in the cave, while they went out for food; which when they obtained, they would bring it back for her to eat.