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In the Mahapurana, the Uttara Purana,
The ministers were asked by the wicked king, "Are the ascetics still disobeying my orders?" They replied, "O King, the Nirvrantha ascetics are still outside your command."
The king then asked, "What are their customs?" The ministers replied, "Their hands are their vessels, they are without wealth, they have no desires, they are Digambara, having abandoned all coverings for the sake of protecting the vow of non-violence, they consider austerity as their means, and they take food only for the sustenance of their body, after one or two days of fasting, they only show their bodies during begging, and they do not beg, they desire to take food only according to the rules laid down in their scriptures, they look upon their killer and their protector with equal eyes, they endure hunger, thirst, and other afflictions, even when there is a reason for them, they do not desire anything that is not given to them by others, like snakes, they do not build a dwelling for themselves, they are devoted to knowledge and meditation, and they live in places where there is no human traffic, with the deer." Thus, the ministers, who were well-versed in the king's affairs, described what they had seen.
Hearing this, the king said, "I cannot tolerate their unrighteous conduct, therefore, let the first morsel of food that is given to them be taken as a tax from them."
Thus, the officials, at the king's command, would demand the first morsel from the ascetics, and the ascetics would stand silently without eating. Seeing this, the arrogant officials went to the king and said, "We don't know what has happened, the Digambara ascetics are not willing to obey your orders."
Hearing the officials, the king's eyes turned red with anger, and his lips began to tremble. Then, he himself tried to snatch the morsel.
At that time, an Asura, who was a pure Samyagdarshi, could not bear this, and therefore, he killed the king. It is right, because a powerful man does not tolerate injustice.
This four-faced king, after dying, went to the first earth, called Ratnapraba, where he lived for an age equal to an ocean, and suffered for a long time due to the passion of greed.
Powerful people cannot tolerate the destruction of Dharma, and Dharma cannot be established without some transgression (violence), therefore, the Samyagdarshi Asura, who was unjust,