{"collection":"Anguttara Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_an4.70/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_an4.70","id":"suttacentral_an4.70","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/an4.70/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Anguttara Nikaya","Early Buddhist Texts"],"text":"\u201cAt a time when kings are unprincipled, royal officials become unprincipled. When royal officials are unprincipled, brahmins and householders become unprincipled. When brahmins and householders are unprincipled, the people of town and country become unprincipled. When the people of town and country are unprincipled, the courses of the moon and sun become erratic. \u2026 the courses of the stars and constellations \u2026 the days and nights \u2026 the months and fortnights \u2026 the seasons and years become erratic. \u2026 the blowing of the winds becomes erratic and chaotic. \u2026 the deities are angered. \u2026 the heavens don\u2019t provide enough rain. \u2026 the crops ripen erratically. When people eat crops that have ripened erratically, they become short-lived, ugly, weak, and sickly. At a time when kings are principled, royal officials become principled. \u2026 brahmins and householders \u2026 people of town and country become principled. When the people of town and country are principled, the courses of the sun and moon become regular. \u2026 the stars and constellations \u2026 the days and nights \u2026 the months and fortnights \u2026 the seasons and years become regular. \u2026 the blowing of the winds becomes regular and orderly. \u2026 the deities are not angered. \u2026 the heavens provide plenty of rain. When the heavens provide plenty of rain, the crops ripen well. When people eat crops that have ripened well, they become long-lived, beautiful, strong, and healthy. When cattle cross a river, if the bull goes off course, they all go off course, because their leader is off course. So it is for humans: when the one deemed chief behaves badly, what do you expect the rest to do? The whole nation sleeps badly, when the king is unprincipled. When cattle cross a river, if the bull goes straight, they all go straight, because their leader is straight. So it is for humans: when the one deemed chief does the right thing, what do you expect the rest to do? The whole nation sleeps at ease, when the king is just.\u201d","title":"Unprincipled","tradition":"Anguttara Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":336}