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Pañcavudha Jātaka (No. 55)
The Bodhisatta born as king of Benares. He was the son of
Brahmadatta, and was named Pañcāvudha-kumāra because eight hundred brahmins prophesied that he
would win glory through prowess in arms. He studied in Takkasilā, and, at the
end of his course, his teacher gave him a set of five weapons. On the way home
he had a conflict with an ogre named Silesaloma, against whom his weapons were
of no avail, as they could not penetrate the ogre's hair. But he fought on, and
the ogre, marvelling at his courage and his fearlessness, set him free. He
thereupon preached to the ogre and converted him. Pañcāvudha later became king
of Benares. J. i.272ff.
The ogre is identified with Angulimāla. The story was related in
reference to a monk who had renounced all effort. J. i.272ff.

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