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Sumelakapuri there lived two ascetics.. Both practised 'Panchagni' penance. Theyate only underground tree-products and fruits. One of the ascetics was named Bhavabhuti. The other was named Bhavdatt. Bhavabhuti was straight-forward and good natured. On the contrary, Bhavdatt's mind was very wicked and full of fraud. His penance consisted only of giving physical trouble to his body. He had been unable to remove the impurities of his mind. with the help of his penance. At the app ropriate time both the ascetics completed their lives. Both were born as yakshas. After some time they both had a dawnfall from Yaksha-life and both were again born on this earth. The soul of Bhavadatt became a Sheth named Vanchanamati in a city called Anyaypur. The soul of Bhavabhuti became a kshatiya named Mahasen in a city called Pataliputra. On account of the culture of his previous birth, the temperament of Mahasen was was generous by nature. He
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