Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c6.2483

v1.c6.2483

2. **Amba Jātaka** (No. 474).—The story of a brahmin youth who learnt a charm from a wise Caṇḍāla. The charm had the power of making lovely and fragrant mangoes grow out of season. The youth exhibited his skill before the king, but when asked the name of his teacher he lied and said he had been taught in Takkasilā. Immediately the charm escaped his memory and all his power deserted him. At the king's suggestion he went back to the teacher to ask his forgiveness and to learn the charm anew, but the teacher would have none of him and the youth wandered away into the forest and died there.