4.3 The Story about Viḍūḍabha

Prince Viḍūḍabha learned that he was the son of a Sakyan slave-woman due to a trick the Sakyans had played on his father, King Pasenadi, and he vowed revenge; on becoming king he massacred the Sakyans, but on his way home he and his army were swept away by flood waters; later the Buddha spoke a verse summarising what had happened. Cast: Viḍūḍabha, Pasenadi, Mahāli, Bandhula, Visākhā, Suppavāsā, Sāriputta, Mahā Moggallāna, Ānanda, Kesava, Kappa, Nārada, Mahānāma, Vāsabhā Khattiyā, Mallikā, Dīgha Kārāyaṇa Keywords: Chief Disciples, Slaves, Murder, Equanimity, Retribution, Epics, Past Lives