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54 On seeing him come she joyfully exclaimed:—

Having uttered this gâthâ, she inquired what means he had used to secure his booty—

The jackal, informing her of the device he had used, spake the following gâthâ:—

The Messenger of Lust.

Very long ago, when Brahmadatta reigned at Benares, the Bodhisat was re-born as his son. When he grew up he studied sciences at Takkasilâ, and, after the death of his father, he ascended the throne.

He was very particular as to his food ; they therefore called him King Dainty. It is said that he partook of his food with such ceremonies and costly array as to expend a hundred thousand pence upon one dish of food ; for when he took his meals he did not