Seeing danger in sensual stimulations, Greedily, they hoard their riches, I went forth, O King. As fruit falls from a tree, so the sons of Manu fall, young and old, when the body breaks up. Seeing this, too, I went forth, O King; it’s a sure bet that the ascetic life is better.” yearning for ever more sensual pleasures. A king who conquered the earth by force, ruling the land from sea to sea,