5.1 The Story about a Certain Man

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King Pasenadi was overcome with desire for another man’s wife and sought to have him killed; during the night he woke to the sound of four people screaming; the Buddha explained they were adulterers in their previous lives and did no good deeds, and then he spoke a verse.

Cast: King Pasenadi Kosala, the elephant Puṇḍarīka, Queen Mallikā (Queen Dinnā), Buddha Kassapa, Sakka, King Uggasena

Keywords: Kings, Lust, Adultery, Killing, Epics, Past Lives, Previous Buddhas

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