The Tale of the Bodhisatta and the Naga King
…eafy branches over the waters of a lake.
And all these birds, roosting in the boughs, dropped their dung into the
waters below. Now that lake was the abode of Canda, the Naga King,
who was enraged by thi…
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 the birds