The Tale of the Bodhisatta and the Naga King
…me when Brahmadatta was reigning in Benares, the Bodhisatta
was born a bird. When he came to years of discretion, good fortune attended
him and he became king of the birds, taking up his abode with his…
In Benares, during Brahmadatta's reign, the Bodhisatta is born as a bird and becomes king of the birds in a giant tree by a lake. The lake is home to Canda, the Naga King, who is angered by th…