{"collection":"Samyutta Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_sn3.15/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_sn3.15","id":"suttacentral_sn3.15","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/sn3.15/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Early Buddhist Texts","Samyutta Nikaya"],"text":"Then King Aj\u0101tasattu of Magadha, son of the princess of Videha, mobilized an army of four divisions and marched to K\u0101si to attack King Pasenadi of Kosala. When King Pasenadi heard of this, he mobilized an army of four divisions and marched to K\u0101si to defend it against Aj\u0101tasattu. Then the two kings met in battle. And in that battle Pasenadi defeated Aj\u0101tasattu and captured him alive. Then King Pasenadi thought, \u201cEven though I\u2019ve never betrayed this King Aj\u0101tasattu, he betrayed me. Still, he is my nephew. Now that I\u2019ve vanquished all of Aj\u0101tasattu\u2019s elephant troops, cavalry, chariots, and infantry, why don\u2019t I let him loose with just his life?\u201d And that\u2019s what he did. Then several mendicants \u2026 told the Buddha what had happened. Then, understanding this matter, on that occasion the Buddha recited these verses: \u201cA man goes on plundering as long as it serves his ends. But as soon as others plunder him, the plunderer is plundered. For the fool thinks they\u2019re on solid ground, so long as their wickedness has not ripened. But as soon as that wickedness ripens, they fall into suffering. A killer creates a killer; a conqueror creates a conqueror; an abuser creates abuse, and a bully creates a bully. And so as deeds unfold the plunderer is plundered.\u201d","title":"Battle (2nd)","tradition":"Samyutta Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":216}