Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c33.463

v2.c33.463

1. **Rājovāda Jātaka** (No. 151).—Two kings, **Brahmadatta** of Benares (the Bodhisatta) and **Mallika** of Kosala, while journeying in disguise, in order to discover if anyone in their respective kingdoms could tell them of any faults which they (the kings) possessed, meet in a narrow path, and a dispute arises among the charioteers as to who should give place. It is discovered that both are of the same age and power. Each driver sings the praises of his own master, but then they discover that Mallika is good to the good and bad to the bad, while Brahmadatta is good to both the good and the bad. Mallika’s charioteer acknowledges Brahmadatta as the superior and gives place.