The Tale of the Bodhisatta and the Naga King
…the birds and burn them out. So one night when they were all
roosting along the branches, he set to work, and first he made the waters of
the lake to boil, then he caused smoke to arise, and thirdly he ma…
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