“What do you think, great king? For the world is indeed wanting, insatiable, the slave of craving.” Do you reign over the prosperous land of Kuru?” “Indeed I do.” “What do you think, great king? Suppose a trustworthy and dependable man were to come from the east. He’d approach you and say: This is what Venerable Raṭṭhapāla said. would still yearn for the further shore. Not just the king, but others too,