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Bauddha Dhammapada. It is rather lengthy and marvellous. It says how Vasavdatta, the princess of Pajjota came to be the wedded queen among three queens of Udain of Kaushambi, There is a similar story but of a different set up in Jain Literature. Now let us examine both,
According to Bauddha Literature the episode says that Pajjota of a very volup tious and licentuous character inquired once of his courtier if there was any ruler of a superior celebrity to his own. In reply, it was humbly said that King Udain of Koshāmbăi excelled him in glory. He could not bear it but immediately took a decision to get a victory over him by invasion over his territory. When ready for incursion he was advised that guerilla warfare would prove more successful than an open fight. Udain was in the habit of being induced to catch five elephants any where, and therefore the task of taking him a captive would be very easy He, therefore, got an artificial wooden elephant constructed and it was as well coloured as natural. Sixty soldiers were kept inside the body of the mock-elephant and it was set free to wonder in a vale in the Komshambi territory.
Scouts informed King Udain that they had seen a marvellous and matchless elephant within their boundary. Udain being allured for its capture went to the Valey for its hunt and when in pursuit he happened to be isolated from his army, he was unluckily taken a captive soon.
Udain was known to have the art of captivating elephants by magic, and he was offered release on condition that he should impart the secret of such an art.
Udain in reply to the offer stipulated that he should salute him as a teacher. The reply came that he would never do it. The counter-reply was that he would on no account part with his secret art.
He was informed that his failure to do so, would cause his
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